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How MRE Meals Will Change Your Life
MREs, or meals ready to eat, have attracted a lot of attention. More and more people are considering the benefits of stockpiling MREs or keeping them in a vehicle as an emergency winter time stash.
MREs can be incredibly handy, and keeping some in stock can give you peace of mind. They are especially useful for people who live in remote areas where they are likely to be cut off from local stores, or have
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the supply chain interrupted, by either adverse weather events or geopolitical troubles.
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MREs are shelf-stable, and if you are able to store
Variety and Nutrition
them at a cool and relatively stable temperature, they should last for up to five years. Even in a
If you like to go trekking or camping, then you have
variable or warm temperatures, you can expect
probably spent a lot of time eating trail mix and
that they will last for a year.
Kendal mint cake. While these snacks are portable, calorie dense, and good for short day trips, if you
This means that they can be useful to keep in your
had to live on them long term you will find that
car if you know you are going to be driving in
they get boring fast. They aren't a complete source
adverse conditions or keep them in your 'bug out
of all of the micro-nutrients that you need, and
bag' so that if you need to leave your home because
they aren't ideal from a psychological perspective
of a coming hurricane or other issues, then you will
either. Eating a hot meal can actually boost your
have at least a short-term supply of hot meals.
mood and feeling of wellbeing. If you're outside
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and away from your home comforts for a
going to provide you with fiber to keep
few days, then it's the simple things like
your digestive system running optimally,
personal grooming and a hot meal that will
but for the length of time that most people
keep you going.
are going to need to eat them they are a great choice.
MREs are a source of all of the nutrients that you need in the medium time. They
MREs, take a lot of the pressure off
are a warm meal, they are calorie dense,
planning for an emergency. If you're
and they supply you with protein,
wasting a lot of time and energy on
carbohydrates, fats, and essential
stocking up canned foods, or you're sick of
micronutrients. Because of the way they
eating those pre-packaged dry goods, then
are made to be shelf-stable, they are not
why not try some? If you go hiking or
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camping regularly, then you will find having a more varied menu (there are dozens of meals to choose from, and some are pretty tasty) will really boost your morale and will make you look forward to going out on the trails again. When you compare prices per calorie, too, MREs can be pretty good value for money.
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Be A Voice Not An Echo
“Hunger, love, pain, fear are some of those inner forces which rule the individual's instinct for self preservation.” – Albert Einstein
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