piperpilot1
10-29-2007, 10:03 AM
I try and store a variety of food in my emergency supplies. Of course freeze dried food (Mountain House makes some decent products and comes in large cans), rice and beans, canned meat and soups, etc. I've also stocked up on a few cases of MREs.
I tried some of the MREs out of curiosity and some were acceptable and some just nasty. But the convenience, especially if you have no options to cook anything, makes up for a lot (always have MRE heaters in with your MREs).
But I did find a product that could be called an MRE of sorts, and are fairly tasty. They are called Chef 5 Minute Meals and are available on Amazon.com. A box of six meals was about $28 and that included shipping, so they're a little under $5 each. Each one comes with it's own water activated heater, though they don't work the same way the MRE heaters work. The box with the dinner in it includes the water needed to activate the heater, unlike MREs where you need your own source of water.
They have six different varieties. I've tried two of them, and the beef stew is actually very good. So if you're looking for something with long term storage capability to add to your food stores, you might pick some of these up.
I tried some of the MREs out of curiosity and some were acceptable and some just nasty. But the convenience, especially if you have no options to cook anything, makes up for a lot (always have MRE heaters in with your MREs).
But I did find a product that could be called an MRE of sorts, and are fairly tasty. They are called Chef 5 Minute Meals and are available on Amazon.com. A box of six meals was about $28 and that included shipping, so they're a little under $5 each. Each one comes with it's own water activated heater, though they don't work the same way the MRE heaters work. The box with the dinner in it includes the water needed to activate the heater, unlike MREs where you need your own source of water.
They have six different varieties. I've tried two of them, and the beef stew is actually very good. So if you're looking for something with long term storage capability to add to your food stores, you might pick some of these up.