So we have a military surplus store close by and my brothers are always bring MRE's home.. i LOVE these things.. im thinking about going on a diet and only eating them since they are portioned exactly and not filled with a bunch of crap... so my question is... do they make breakfast MRE's i mean soldiers live on these things for months even years at a time... there would have to be breakfast ones right???
2006-10-16 06:07:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Yes. I think you can write/call the company that makes the MREs to request breakfasts.
Buying U.S. Military MREs
In 1997 the government started posting the following notice on all MRE boxes:govt. resale warning. While this notice seems to have cut down on some of the blantant "sell them by the truckload" selling, you can still find perfectly good MREs pretty easily.
How much to pay?
$40 per case is the average price. You can sometimes find them less and you can always find someone trying to sell them for more. But $40 plus shipping (24lbs - $10-$20) is a fair deal.
November 2, 2005: MRE prices on Ebay are INSANE. Auctions are currently closing for $75 - $120 *per case*, not including shipping (which is often inflated. If you can afford to wait to buy MREs, I'd recommend doing so. For the past few years, MRE prices have been around $40-$50 per case and I'm hoping they return there soon. With the two bad hurricanes in 2005 and the panic over the "bird flu", people seem to rushing to stock up on MREs.
MREs are great, but for $100 for 12 meals (+ $20-$30 for shipping), I'd recommend looking into alternate food sources - Mountain House dehydrated food, canned food, single-serving entrees from the grocery store (Dinty Moore, Hormel), or bags of good ol' beans and rice. $120 will buy you a lot of Beef Stew and Spaghetti-O's.
If you absolutely have to buy some MREs right now, try to find a Buy-it-Now for $60. But good luck even with that. I just took a quick look at the auctions and most buy-it-nows were starting at $70 + $30 shipping.
THINGS TO AVOID
1. If you're looking for genuine military MREs, avoid auctions offering "MREs" that look like these:.
see below website.
If you're interested in portions, check out NutriSystem instead.
2006-10-16 06:23:08 · answer #1 · answered by shlomogon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do have breakfast ones. But because they are single servings you must remember that "an army marches on it's stomach" the calories are for soldiers who are moving and on the go constantly. You might want to rethink the whole diet thing.
2006-10-16 06:19:59 · answer #2 · answered by carmen d 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't go on a diet of those. They are pretty high in sodium as a preservative to keep them on the shelf so long aren't they? They probably do have breakfast ones but I can't imagine eating dehydrated eggs. YUK!
2006-10-16 06:14:11 · answer #3 · answered by eehco 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they do! powdered eggs yumyum cold water alittle pak like sturno or canned heat,sausage,corn beef hash
2006-10-16 06:23:36 · answer #4 · answered by reseda1420 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do. But I would never think to use them for a diet.
2006-10-16 06:13:58 · answer #5 · answered by Meow the cat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah they make breakfast ones i personally dont like the eggs in them but they make em
2006-10-16 06:15:44 · answer #6 · answered by llamasrocknroll 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but i dont think they live on them because they want to, they have to. try salad, and low fat food. you dont think they have preservitives in them? the chemicals are in there, how do you think they stay for so long?
2006-10-16 06:49:32 · answer #7 · answered by di05712 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
correct!
2006-10-16 06:09:15 · answer #8 · answered by lou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
should be, I would think so
2006-10-16 06:22:19 · answer #9 · answered by sbubbles24 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋