2021 HDR Humanitarian Daily Ration Menu 1 & 2 Review 24 Hour MRE Tasting Test
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- Опубліковано 29 кві 2023
- The newest and most effective Humanitarian Ration in the world. The Humanitarian Daily Ration is featuring new components such as shelf stable fruit smoothies, exotic spiced oatmeal cookies, and maltodextrin enriched main courses that are calorically bolstered to the max. This is an optimized ration, that has been around now for over 20 years, and will be for many more to come.
For correspondence, or to send a Military Ration for review, my exact mailing information is:
Steve1989
3616 Harden Blvd
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Lakeland, FL 33803
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Can I say this is such a highlight to a good day? I get declared cancer free and Steve drops 2 videos on the same day
Congratulations!
Wow congratulations
Yooooooo.......get that life back on!
Groovy!
Congratulations buddy!
Oh my God, he's finally back! WE MISSED YOU STEVE!!
Word!
nice
nice hiss
i didn’t even realize it’s been a year!! it’s so nice to see him back :)
So glad he’s back!
Steve is the greatest. He doesn't upload frequently. He doesn't beg for likes or subscribers. But not only does he show an actiual _passion_ and taste for MREs but he discusses actual science and nutritional facts and only uploads when he has something to say.And just actual _scientific_ information about carbs and calaroies, and even weight and such. Not just for the hell of it, nothing for regular views, or begging for subscribers, just pure _quality_ - Steve is just fantastic.
You made such a _point_ .
Well written, with points I agree with completely.. only part is one cannot fully trust the science, if the one who uses such science is of a corrupted nature...
AGREED! He has so much knowledge, and has obviously applied it (look at his build!).
The sheer quality makes his videos pretty much infinitely rewatchable.
If anything he does the most to promote other UA-camrs and MRE enthusiasts
As a prior service man, I brought how some old school MREs to home and fed some to my grandfather. He was a former marine that saw very heavy combat in WWII. As he ate, he began to weep because of how good it was and remembered how it was in the 40’s. We talked about our service and he told me how hungry and thirst they were at times. He told me that if they would have had those back then, things would have been so much easier. We have no idea how good we have it.
Agree
Thank you both for your service.
I can only imagine how that shared moment between you and your gramps felt
@@ar-sithf.austin3744 They really are deserving of "The Greatest Generation" title. As far as I know (not much), they largely tried their best to give their Baby Boomer children the prosperity they didn't have growing up.
I've read stories of Greatest Generation houses being cleaned after their passing, with cash squirreled away here and there, under beds, behind pictures, in walls. A very resourceful, frugal, and practical generation of Americans. We should try our best to learn from them while they're still in the memory of our living parents and grandparents, as they've unfortunately largely passed on by now.
@@ar-sithf.austin3744 Modern US soldiers are bigger, faster, stronger, and smarter than all previous generations of US servicemen. Todays generation would wipe the floor with "the greatest generation" in a combat scenario.
I bet the food scientists who design these meals are grateful that there is a person like this who is so earnest and expressive in their appreciation of the effort and ingenuity which went into the food's production.
I wish there were literally anyone out there who appreciated my work like Steve does a good ration.
@@googiegress7459 but does it have a nice hiss?
What's more is that they probably simply don't care that it's are being used to profit a successful You Tuber instead of going to the people that their product was actually designed to be able to help.
@@Kehy_ThisNameWasAlreadyTaken I work with snakes.
@@gamer-tc6pf 😂😂😂😂😂
We got a case of these after Hurricane Ida. My father, who is a vet, ate most of them while he stayed at home to do as much as he could around the house, while my mom and I stayed with my sister.
LOL as one of the few with a sunflower seed allergy, that was painfully funny to see be acknowledged
I wonder how prevalent food allergies are in poorer countries. I imagine even peanut allergies are rare because of a lower standard of "hygiene" means more exposure.
Love how Steve devours an entire ration that's designed to basically keep a person in need running for a full day and casually notes that it's 'rather filling' 😂
Have you seen the callouses on his hands?
Steve has been subtlety telling us eating a whole military ration will boost your gains all these years.
@@40kanon your gonna gain something... either muscle or fat, but definitely be gaining
Bro he ate 2 of them 😂
@@tyrantlemon he doesn't eat them back to back, for all we know he ate one on Tuesday and the next last Thursday, video editing is a thing.
People genuinely thought you died of food poisoning after that Chinese MRE
So glad to see you back
I have had the thought, how many UA-camrs could die and we would never find out? I've had a few disappear for years at a time and I was like, welp hope they are ok
@@skeetsmcgrew3282like sam o nella
@@KatieTheDev Sam literally returned this year, even if for just one video, plus he said he'd be gone in his reddit, wich still showed he logged in time to time
lol that's so true. 😂
@Skeets McGrew then we have ones that have died with his content continuing over a year to support their family like mountaindog
I really appreciate the explanation of why certain ingredients or components are included for a ration with this purpose. It's everything I want in a food review, but also with some nutrition and science education.
The first ration was so health-provoking, it made him grow more facial hair!
Hearing Steve say "Let's get this out onto a tray" for the first time in forever just replenished ALL my serotonin. Nice.
nice!
@@Steve1989MRE mkay!
IKR!!!
Although, he didn’t say nice hiss when he opened the crackers. Notwithstanding the fact that it was only a little hiss …..
@@timransby1774 He literally did both times.
We missed your videos Steve! Super excited you're back :) What a pleasure.
Woah Drewski!
Right?
amongus
i was just watching a video of urs lol
You need to get Steve out onto the Ranch with Matt for a shooting/MRE collab!
This guy has gotten me through some tough situations in life. Just knowing his calming and informing reviews always are reliable to be there has been a large help. Steve is presented as a humbl, intelligent, caring and entertaining.
I used to love his videos, even made some MREs with commercial items based on how he reviewed certain items. But i stopped watching for a time. MREs were out of my budget.
Well now i'm back and i have 28 MREs from 3 countries and looking at a way to get MRE cheese and oatmeal cookies in bulk to my country!
I have a case of these for emergency food. Those calories and carbs enough to tide you over for a whole day with a little supplementing on the side. I believe that smoothie could be used as baby food, when used as a humanitarian food package that might have been the intent. I must say it is very tasty! While this not slated as survival food for me it will be on my camping trip or weekend boating menu.
$44 a case of 10 meals you can’t go wrong. I have 8 cases set aside with 40 gallons of water and 10 cases of cupasouo for my family rotating the cupasoup just in case.
Glad to have you back Steve. Your calm and professional reviews are something many of us have dearly missed.
Thanks dunkopf it's so good to be back
@@Steve1989MRE The more crazy the World gets, the more we need your calm relaxing content mate 👍😆
@@Steve1989MRE Long time viewer, where did you go for so long if you don't mind me asking?
@@Steve1989MRE for a second we all thought the MREs got you. Glad you're back 😂😂😂👍👍👍👍
That name 😂
The pure fact that Steve just calmly launches into another cracking video while we have all been losing our minds is SO on brand
Steve is the gold standard of these videos. Nobody else does them better or is even close to as good as Steve. He gives you all the information that you could possibly need about which ever meal product he is doing a review of.
Nah I won't even watch the other mre channels, I tell youtube to stop recommending them to me. Lol. Steve is the MRE king on youtube.
The one thing that's really missing to make this a truly universal meal is some sort of ready to eat baby-formula. Basically, milk that doesn't have to be diluted with water. Something for very small babies (3mo or younger.)
the smoothie would probably do the trick for a wee bit in a pinch, I would imagine
Not to argue, or rain on your parade, but I don't think that is a good idea. It can kill babies.
In the (70's?) Nestle heavily marketed their baby formula in South America, but the problem was that they didn't have much clean water to make it with. Once a mother stops breastfeeding, she can no longer produce breast milk naturally, ending up with a bunch of babies in South America that couldn't be fed. Resulting in at least a 27% increase in infant deaths in those countries.
War Zones and the likes are not reliable enough (imo) to safely provide adequate water to everyone.
Realistically? The BEST nutrition for an infant is giving the breastfeeding mother priority on food. And commercial infant formula is already the cutting edge for nutrition. (Aka - still inferior to breastfeeding)
And "replacing" the milk with formula for as little as three days will dry up the mother's supply. Thus forcing the family on expensive formula until the baby is weaned.
@@HeatherDoe That smothie is pretty much flavored sugar paste.
@@kin2naruto That assumes the mother is alive, not sick, etc.
Steve coming back like an old friend. 🥺
He stays the same wonderful man, i grow older everyday.
Ha ha! "Dazed and Confused"! Wooderson...
The thing I appreciate most about Steve's content is his unbridled passion for all aspects that come together to make a MRE or ration. The culinary experience, food science, packaging, use-cases, etc. It's what I find most interesting about such items; the effort to maximize utility. And Steve really seems to understand and appreciate that aspect.
The thing I like about Steve is that he brings real knowledge to his review. Unlike a lot of reviewers, Steve genuinely knows what he’s talkikg about. I’ve seen other reviewers that will say things like, “hmmm… what’s this? Eeew, I don’t like it!” One reviewer even thought that the Esbit stove fuel tablets were food. One had an older ration that included cigarettes and refused to light one of them. Steve will smoke that bad boy. I’m not even a cigarette smoker (I do enjoy the occasional cigar) but I love to see him try out the antique cigarettes.
@@cinedelasestrellas He’s not perfect. Some of his Survival kit reviews… let’s just say he could use some training in the use of various components… a stupid example that comes to mind was he didn’t know about the IR chemical light (he thought was defective) or the IR finger light (which he thought had dead batteries) in one of the newest USAF pilot survival/medical modules. But to his credit he corrected the video with subtitles and left them as they were filmed (if my memory serves me correctly). He is one of my favorite UA-cam people because he is “expert level” when it comes to rations and his passion (from what I see and hear) has gotten him into survival kits (which is something I’ve dumped alot of time and effort into the history and designs of military and civilian kits) my passion. He also is authentic and has a “hook”. Great style. When you say… “let’s get this out onto a tray… NICE” I’ve heard numerous people say that. You can tell he really has great interest in the content he is creating. I used to work at a State Veterans Home and there was nothing the old guys liked more than watching the MRE videos. It was a universal hit. With everybody.
I'm actually surprised how much about physiology Steve knows. Ghrelin hormones for hunger etc.
PLUS... Steve is just a cool dude. Now let's get this out on a tray!
Agreed. Steve's knowledge and his delivery of it - I swear I would never have considered what actually goes into the design of food rations. You get a real education on this channel.
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I like how you talked about hyperglycemia. I have this condition and it's not fun to have. I have a special diet. It's scary to think people are going through it every single day. It makes me nauseous, tingly, lightheaded, and sometimes I pass out. Thank you for informing me what they hand out to help individuals who are not as fortunate as I am.
I can't believe how much younger Steve looks. That moustache shaving sure aged him 10 years back!
Edit: Well, in menu 1 at least, but he still looks great when we see him for menu 2.
“The tti stamp is perfectly fresh.” The service of this man knows no bounds.
Surprised he didn't take a bite of the stamp, just to try it.
"Nice hiss" from the water dripping on the stove has me rolling, Steve is so subtle and funny, keep being you Steve!
So glad to see you back, Steve. You are the Bob Ross of MREs...and on behalf of all your followers, thank you for doing what you do.
Steve, your descriptions of MRE's are better than almost any actual food critic's. If you run out of military rations to critique, you could always move to actual restaurants. The world would thank you-
As long as there are emergencies, disasters, and conflict in this world, there will be a need for MREs. I don't think he's going to run out of MREs to review any time soon.
I like how Steve has not changed the format of his videos over the years, if it works, don't fix it. Love the video's music and vibe, relaxing and educational
Hearing “let’s get this out on to a tray, nice mkay” brought me a level of Serotonin that I really can’t put into words.
@@brianlowe904 same. Steve is what I watch when I'm broke and HAVE to eat something like ramen/pbj/condensed soup/generic mac n cheese. Somehow he makes my terrible meals considerably more palatable for me 😅.
mkkay nice lets get this out onto a tray! *dings spoon on cup*
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Literally tho peak1989mreinfo
Love how well-informed this guy is, he isn't just rippin' it open and reacting to it, he actually knows his stuff with nutrition. Glad to see more from you again, Steve!
Yeah I noticed that too, Steve sounds like he's got some Human Nutrition qualifications...
Just a Regular Person - my thoughts, too! I appreciate the nutritional info
Welcome back!
He has to know nutrition with arms like those
Or google😅
I cant help but laugh every time he says "Nice" after he says "Lets get this on to a tray". I love it 😂
This actually looked really good getting this in a disaster situation would really boost my spirit
I love how you examine this ration from the viewpoint of what it was designed to do - be a shelf stable source of calories for starving people, and as many as possible. I also really liked how you told people this really isn't something you want to hoard or stash if you live somewhere you have options. This ration truly was designed for a very specific reason, and isn't the right ration to use for long term food storage.
Canned food, dehydrated food and salted meats/fish are all great options to look up if you want to learn about that sort of thing seriously, I've been looking at historical recipes myself from Townsends or Max Miller. They both go into how to make hard tack as an example so you can make your own long term preserved food with varying quality, can't forget pickling as well.
@@lethn2929 salted and honey are also good food preservation techniques of old. Some of these methods are used in some recipes shown by Townsend too.
The interesting part about these humanitarian rations is they really put into consideration of accommodating other cultures/religions and dietary restrictions. It’s Muslim/Jewish/Hindu friendly and also people that have allergies or even just vegan/vegetarian.
Man I don’t know- seems like a great thing to stash IMO. Hell of a lot easier to bust out than dehydrated food if there was a real emergency
I bought a few of them and I’m slowly working my way through them because I agree with what you were saying. They’re not that awesome compared to a real MRE.
Been missing your stuff Steve, I'm a disabled Army veteran, and you are like my own personal Bob Ross with this stuff.
Try talking to Jesus too brother, He will give you purpose and inspiration.
Thank you for your service!
Happy little salmonella trees!!! Nice. 💜💜
@@GospelFire just casually ring up Jesus, yo whatsup dog feel kinda down today, up for chat?
Thank you for your service and sacrifice!
Over 2 million subs and still the most humble person on youtube
I absolutely binged this guy's videos during the pandemic. AMAZING to see a couple new videos!
I hadn’t eaten all day, finally sat down with a couple of sandwiches and was very pleasantly surprised to find I had a gourmet dinner date waiting for me
Now hiss
man, you don’t know how happy i am to see this video posted. hope all has been well, much love for everything you put out!! welcome back steve🙏🏼
Just as most of the things I enjoyed in life were lost, and my great-uncle passed away, Steve has returned. Even if I’ve lost many things this past year, at least Steve is back now. Cheers and good health to you.
Steve is the best :) Super knowledgeable, calm. Great translation of his thoughts and taste tests. Just great!
As a food scientist, it's refreshing to see someone go to such lengths to provide accurate information. Awesome return.
Steve knows his stuff!
I was wondering if Steve has a degree in that area also given his knowledge.
is hfcs really as bad as they say ?
@@dongvermine he was what
@@dongvermine steve mre died ?
I just saw people jokingly say that last MRE took you out. However long you decide to keep doing this, I'll always be happy to hear you talk about how much you enjoyed a 60 year old cup of joe. Glad to see you're alright man.
I like how Steve also informs us about the chemicals or why they add stuff. To me that’s pretty cool cause you learn about numerous subjects while watching these videos. Cheers!
Welcome back Steve, you just got me into this fascinating world of MRE. Thank you 🎉
I’m so glad Steve woke up from the Chinese ration coma after a whole year! Grats on your full recovery bro, right on!!
Green pork will do that to a guy, even someone as tough as Steve.
@@Raskolnikov70 green eggs and ham 😂
@@BattlesuitBoBos Green eggs and ham used to come from the mermite containers they'd bring out to the field from the mess hall when I was in the Army. Not sure what those inner liners are made of (aluminum?) but after sitting in them for an hour or so, scrambled eggs would turn a nice shade of green wherever they were in contact with the metal. Many Seuss verses were said over those meals.....
Could you imagine if that's what happened? He wakes up in the hospital after a coma, goes home and first thing he does is break open another MRE LMFAO
@@Raskolnikov70 aluminum is correlated with brain failure. Dementia and Alzheimer's. I'm not saying it's bad, I'm just saying it's probably bad
It is awesome to see you again Steve! We missed ya!
I was thinking yesterday that it had been ages since Steve made a video. I need to think that thought more often so a new video will magically appear!
Really happy that you're back! You're the Bob Ross of rations, and UA-cam is a better place with your content.
Great channel this . Your in depth reviews are amazing , please don’t ever stop theses fascinating videos.
Always a pleasure to get a new video notification from Steve especially after such a long absence.
Oh man we're glad you're ok. We thought that PLA ration did you in. Big-ups for coming back! 🙏
That's what he needed the break for. He was shitting bricks.
@@MegaZsolti Steve ate *green* meat from that PLA ration
@@MarvinT0606 Yeah, that was iffy too. But it was nice.
I can only imagine the faces of the starving and traumatized when they finally get to safety and are given this. Gotta be grateful for what you have.
I can only imagine the faces of those who threw a shit fit cause they didn't receive ritually butchered meat.
@@kajetandziebaj6405What the hell are you talking about
@@moekitsune Think who eats kosher and halal meat and think how they feel we owe them something. I've personally seen war refugees throw a fit cause some aid we (me personally as well) gave them was not 5 star gourmet shit.
It's amazing that you set aside time from your family, even invest your own money to help those fuckers and they give you lip. I'm not lifting a finger for any kind of foreigner anymore.
Someone here in Brasil is happy for having you back on UA-cam! Have a nice return, we missed you!
Holy crap! My boyfriend was eating these in a video call (basically re-creating a Steve video cuz we were missin them) a few days ago, and now he gets back, and he's eating the Humanitarian Daily Ration?! This is awesome, absolutely making my night.
Wow you sound like a sweet couple 😊
@@KokosNaSnehu2 I like to think we are, he's a big sweetheart, for sure.
@@Pineapple_Fucking_Juice All the best to you two!
Steve, any company that makes MRE and MRE type meals needs to hire you as a consultant and menu designer. Your commentaries are the absolute best.
Agreed.
He is MRE Jesus
Yes, that's perfect.
Lemonator More like a lean version of John Cena now than Jesus.
@@ringo5584 lol real
We missed you so much steve, I'm Glad to see you are back. Much love from Michigan.❤
Love every video you made! Thanks for teaching me all about MREs!! Cheers from Italy! 😊
What you were saying about making the starving person more hungry makes a lot of sense to me. I went about 7 days without eating one time when I was homeless and when I finally got food I couldn't eat. Between that and how distraught I was, I think the people who gave me the food thought I was on meth.
Sounds like a time you'll never forget. Glad you got through it and can tell the tale.
oh, and
nice
@@Steve1989MREThanks 😊
Glad you got through that rough part in your life.
you were on meth brother
This man had been in my life since I was 13..now 24 and he is still and will be the best UA-camr I’ve ever watched
Steve is a legend😎
Hell yeah youngin shit wish I was your age again I'm pushing 40 already gotta take you to the old skool 😂
This channel started in 2015. So...
This, young man, is a glimpse of the old internet.
No click bait, no silly graphics, just someone wanting to share a passion for something. All the technical work goes into making it as easy to appreciate as possible for the audience.
@@nadarfa9413 holy shit yea you’re right
I hope it's not another year without a video, we love them!
Great videos! Descriptions and analysis are on point. A history and science lesson wrapped up in an MRE.
Hello Steve, so so happy you are back, we have missed you very much buddy. Looking forward to a lot more videos. Stocked up on cases of FSR’s just because of your reviews.
nice!
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Back in 2021 we had hurricane Ida hit us pretty hard. So a lot of people got MREs here and for some reason people really hate the things here, so I ended up with quite a lot because nobody wanted the things after the hurricane had passed and the cleanup was pretty well done. I'd bring them to work and eat them for lunch because it was quick and easy and there was enough variety in menus to where it didn't get too old. Well one of my coworkers said oh yeah I have 10 cases of MREs you can have I'll drop them off for you and it ended up being one case of the brown military rations and then nine cases of these humanitarian rations. Needless to say not being in an emergency situation I got burntout on humanitarian rations very quickly
I am a type 1 diabetic, and whenever I have extreme low blood sugar in the middle of the night I watch one of these videos. These really help me take my mind off how I feel in the moment, and help calm me down. Thanks!!
I don’t know what it is but watching Steve’s videos while I eat a good meal and learn about MREs with him just releases some mega serotonin
Turns out, it didn’t kill him. It only made him… stronger.
Nice!
I’ve been waiting over 365 days for this Mr. MRE. We, the people, thank you.
Have had this video in my watchlist for the past 2 months because i wasnt sure if steve was gonna make anymore videos. Watched it, enjoyed it. On to the next one. Hope to see more Steve. Take care. Peace.
NGL, heard of this channel about two weeks ago, got me watching alot of your vids, and ya got me craving MREs from when I was in basic. So I proceeded to bring one in to work every day for a week. Got a few odd looks from the other Airmen and a few NCOs. Had a laugh about, good times. So thank ya Steve!
I had an Indian spiced dish with yogurt and raisins for lunch today. But when it came out they weren't just raisins, they were golden raisins. Sultanas, if you will.
I thought of Steve and said, "Nice" to myself. And now there's this.
I appreciate how you always talk about the context in which the food will be eaten when evaluating it. I hope that the people who design these food packs are listening to people like you!
He's tasted experimental MREs. His other video he uploaded is exactly that
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christhail satan
I appreciate all the information you packed into this video- I definitely learned a lot, and will think more about it going forward!
After 100s of hours of watching your videos, I finally caved and ordered some HDRs and British MRE's for my own taste testing! Love this channel.
Sweet potato and grape is an unexpectedly creative combo. If that was on a menu at a nice restaurant, like pork tenderloin with sweet potato and grape puree, I'd think, "Oh, that's clever."
I've had sweet potato dishes with raisins in them so it kind of makes sense
For real though, that has to be something of a taste to know
The smoothie really is a smart addition for anyone with chewing difficulties. The slightly thicker texture along with the pouch packaging also would make it easy to feed someone lying down.
It makes perfect sense because Humanitarian rations are often given to families with very young children...
it is baby food, but if you labelled it that then adults wouldn't eat it
but then they put milk powder in it- which 75% of the world population are intolerant to. That seems weird too me.
Hey Steve hope you see this, i recently found ur videos as ive been collecting MRE's lately to stock up on just based off the climate of this crazy world just to be prepared. I gotta say i enjoy the vids and also it seems its been a while since u posted a vid and it looks like u have a large audience waiting to show their support good job man. Keep it up.
That bean salad looked AMAZING for an MRE.
Damn Steve, good to see ya. As a kid, I was often hungry for many reasons. seeing this hunger breaker, famin smasher of a small, easy to deliver, shelf stable meal, damn near made me cry. highlight of my day.
🙏🙏🙏
Your comment makes me sad hope you’re well taken care of these days,
That Cookie look's like a Grandma's brand cookie mmm. Also I have to find some sunflower butter it sound's yummy! I love the root's of a sunflower, aka (Jerusalem Artichokes)👍😍
@@akatripclaymore.9679 my grandmother used to buy pickled Jerusalem artichokes and I had no idea thats what they were.
i can relate to you brother, iam on that phase now
How can someone be entertaining, informative and relaxing all at the same time? Only Steve has done this.
Not to mention how positive and complimentary!
Bob Ross would like a word with you.
His dung will be rich
I have to agree. I put him on often when I'm going to bed.
Idk about yall, but ive been watching Steve for well over 8 years.
Steve Everyone was worried glad to see everything is good and I enjoy your videos you put a lot into them !
The man, the myth, the MRE machine. He’s back. 🎉
Your sensitivity to the reasons people will be eating these rations is very kind, on point, and much appreciated - especially including a statement about a disappointing component being the reason why these rations are available on the retail market. That made me, as a relative newcomer to these MRE-related channels, feel much better about watching it (because it would not have gone to someone in need out in the field). And I find your content massively educational. Thank you!
The stuff he gets is almost never destined to someone who needs it and is useally surplus or sent to resale :)
@@lastwymsi Thank you. That is *very* good to know. Until I watched the HDR video, it never dawned on me to wonder how the various rations got to general retail outlets. I still wonder about international rations…are they surplus? or does some enterprising clerk have a side hustle?
@@debgeisler4568 They're almost definitely just surplus so I wouldn't worry about it, if anything these MRE collectors are doing governments a favour by not letting food go to waste. There could potentially be some weird black market activity, but seems unlikely, there isn't that much money to be made from these rations other than as collector items or people just doing it for fun. Now weapons and military equipment on the other hand, that's a whole other story.
@@debgeisler4568 to be honest in the foreign and domestic front I would expect either of those options are probably as common as the other one
There may be people selling stuff inappropriately. But it is very normal for militaries to need to update or otherwise replace their outdated equipment and supplies. Rations specifically will have a much shorter storage life than most things, so I think it is very normal to find a steady supply of slightly older rations reaching the civilian market. This is actually good because it allows some cost recovery for what would otherwise be wasted. Of course, it would be better to avoid over producing in the first place, but some amount of over production is required to avoid under production, which would be worse.
So relaxing for my anxiety you are Steve! Thank you!
Im so happy i was just wondering how they tasted and boom youre back!!! Thanks Steve!
I like that you explain the reasoning behind why this or that is in the MRE. (like, the food that would be easy to ingest by elderly, or halal/kosher considerations, etc). I wouldn't have stopped to consider it so I'm glad you pointed it out. Even pointing out the detail that the packaging is quite visible. Your videos are exceptional.
he's an MRE master extraordinaire
Lived on these for a while after Hurricane Ian. Had some canned goods stored, but the gov't was giving them to anyone they could. Was working disaster relief/cleanup and these things were tasty and calorie dense, I had at least 2 packs a day and felt like I was running on home-cooked food. The sweet-potato/grape smoothie was actually amazing if you could cool it down, great desert and energy boost. Only complaint would be lack of an FRH.
Great review as always, thanks for the content!
Considering the use of this ration a FRH makes less sense because in a environmental disaster situation you have easier accesses to fire and the retort pouch means you can heat/boil this ration in muddy/salty non drinkable water as well. One of those small easy to light fuel tablets with a couple of matches would maybe be better.
I appreciate the attention to detail you include while sharing knowledge. Keep it up!
It's great to learn about MRE's of the world, thanks Steve.
Steve is so efficient at reviewing MRE, he’d finished them all. He had to wait until new ones emerged so he could review them then he could be ‘comin’ at us with somethin’ new’ which he’s done! 🍽️
He has not done a Estonian one yet but that might be a availability issue.
@@modarkthemauler I didn’t even know that they MADE Estonian MRE packs!
@@chrismayer3919 Tiny country with a tiny military but they do exist.
I think he don't have eaten the German one, only the old west German ^^
Prettt sure there are plenty he hasn’t gotten his hands on. Probably just wanted to take a break from making vids and chill for a bit. Regardless I love this channel
Sometimes, when I watch your videos, Steve, I'll assemble a pack of snacks from around the house to eat while watching to feel like I'm eating an MRE, too.
Haha i love eating dinner and watching Steve review meals. Last nights dinner felt like hanging out with an old friend. I need to get two of those silver trays haha
Hey Steve, thanks for the video. Thorough enjoyment all throughout it. I like your voice.
Checking into your channel after a long time away. Glad to see you are alive and kicking after sampling some truly ancient funk. Nice hiss!
I always love when he does an HDR, Steve really lets his passion for the basic concept of nourishing people shine through
STEVE, you’re alive! I was so afraid an expired MRE had finally taken you out.
Or maybe he simply has a life outside of producing content on UA-cam...
Finally Steve!!!! Plz keep making new content we’ve been waiting for forever!!!!! So glad to see you back!
Always love your Vids Steve...Thank you
I'm genuinely glad that the MRE supply chain is being used not only to help the boys overseas but also to distribute effective, lasting aid options. This MRE looks solid, and one I'd love to take on a long hike - if it didn't need to be sent to a struggling nation/people elsewhere!
I keep 2 in my backpacking pack (havent actually gone backpacking yet lol) I will say I tried menu #4 and the food is actually not bad. the chemical taste from MRE's taste similar to the same chemical taste from a hershey bar so if you can withstand that the foods pretty solid! Lot better hot then cold though thats for sure
I think the smoothies and the jam are a very smart item to add to these. You're right that a lot of people who get these might be sick and can't even eat solid food. It could get them back to health if they went through some kind of natural disaster.
iirc these hdrs were made to have components that are suitable to be eaten by infants (eg soft food like smoothies and jam)
Hey Steve! Thank God you are back!!!! I've missed watching your vids and you eating rations! I was concerned you had either retired or passed away. I'm sooooo glad you are back! I hope you post a ton more videos. One day I'm gonna try a ration myself. Take care man, hope you are doing well :)
Welcome back mate! Thanks for sharing.
The new HDR looks way more bean-focused than the previous generation menus (which had more rice/barley). Which makes sense, since the absolute best entree off the old menu was the "Peas in Tomato Sauce" which was actually chickpeas. People have been preserving beans for thousands of years, with this powerful legume easily holding its flavor and texture where other less robust materials end up as slop. I feel like too many entrees in the regular military MRE try to reach for the moon using exotic materials, where the humble bean would usually do the job better.
Us cavalry on the frontier would go "40 Miles a day on Beans and Hay" for a reason! It gets the job done
Beans are easy to grow too. In the olden days, farmers in my country would plant beans and other legumes between seasons because they restore the terrain, plus as you said, beans are a very good food. And they grow very fast too.
Well, beans might be great in various ways, but on their own as the entire main? No way, lol and 2 pouches of _just_ beans, I’d be so disappointed if I were starving, and I have been before, that’s when you want meats the most. Moral is such a consideration for these things, I’m surprised nobody realized, a can of beans is colloquially known as the most basic, pathetic ration, if you’re down to just beans, trust me you’re not having a good time. In 2023 when they can make vegetables into almost anything there’s no excuse, I mean you’d be disappointed if the ration was just a big bag of peanut butter but that’s technically a great survival food too. Why stop there, just hand out water and powered mixes of everything needed, and even all flavored the same, if it’s good enough that’s all that’s necessary right?
Well, it's also objectively cheaper and less effort to produce since rice and barley aren't as produced stateside. The first being a climate reason, the latter simply being processing and demand. Ofc barley is produced a lot, and rice is too, but beans are the most widespread and cheap crop many agricultural states produce. So really it's just whatever is cheapest, and whatever the government can make with minimal effort. Sad to say.
@@SantaClaus-kk8zr Did you watch this review? That does not sound like minimal effort.