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Kevin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 03:21:26 +0000

There is a thread on the forum that is talking about MREs, and it got me to thinking: MREs are a good grab and go meal -what could be easier then just grabbing a full meal, stuffing it in your backpack, and your ready to go. The outside package is pretty tough and puncture resistant. MREs are the kind of thing that you can cram into the bottom of your pack, and you dont have to worry about them leaking, or getting a hole poked in them. MREs are high in calories and have a high sodium content. As an example, the Spaghetti with meat sauce has 810mg of sodium. If your in the military and having to hump your pack 25 miles at a time, or in good physical shape, 810mg of sodium might seem like nothing. But for people with underlying health conditions, overweight, high blood pressure, 810mg for 1 meal can be a lot of sodium. Related Articles:

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Kevin — Fri, 28 May 2010 23:00:50 +0000

Awhile back I posted a video on youtube about storing MREs. Lets just say that some of the comments are either really funny, or really sad - depending on how you look at it. It all started when a buddy of mine cleaned out his food stockpiles and gave me about 8 1/2 cases of MREs. Not being the one to pass up free food preps, I gladly accepted the MREs and loaded them up in the SUV. On the way home my wife and I decided to get one of those plastic shelving systems from a local big box mart.

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Kevin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:28:00 +0000

For people with high blood pressure, the sodium content in MREs is an important consideration. Before you stock up on MREs as a survival food, first take a look at these numbers. Beef ravioli in meat sauce – 1,080mg Beef Stew – 850mg Beverage Powder, Grape – 150mg Beverage Base Powder, Lime Lime – 20mg…

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Kevin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:41:55 +0000

There is an interesting thread in the forums about MREs VS Mainstay Meals. Both types of meals are good for what they are designed to do. Its not a matter of which one is "the best", its which one fits your needs the best. MREs - have a short lifespan, especially if they are stored in a shed, or somewhere where it gets hot, say above 90 - 100 degrees. I think its something like 1 day over 100 degrees takes 1 month off the life expectancy - but dont quote me on that.

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Kevin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:29:03 +0000

There are several questions that are repeated on the forums, one of them being about MRE shelf life. On the bottom of the case of MREs, there should be a red sticker – with a 2 red circles inside of a red square. Both of these two red circles should be a different shade…

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