I think I've only encountered one type of MRE main entrée that I didn't like. I don't recall any of my fellow unit members having any issues with the edibility of MREs after a long training session. You really need water to eat the crackers that come in the package though!

HawkeyeNFO said:

I think I've only encountered one type of MRE main entrée that I didn't like. I don't recall any of my fellow unit members having any issues with the edibility of MREs after a long training session. You really need water to eat the crackers that come in the package though!

You say that like regular crackers don't need to be doused with a gallon of water to be even remotely safe to consume.

bunkhead said:

You say that like regular crackers don't need to be doused with a gallon of water to be even remotely safe to consume.

The MRE crackers (I typically see the ones made by SOPAKCO) are a different animal from saltines, Ritz crackers, or Cheez-It crackers; they are like graham crackers in thickness and more dense. There is something people call the "MRE cracker challenge" (it auto-fills in Google if you start typing it) where people try to eat an entire 1.33 oz serving of the crackers in 2 minutes without consuming any water along with it. It's far from impossible but not enjoyable apparently. One time when I was taking Army combat training for Navy people, one of my classmates did it by basically just cramming the stuff down his throat.