On Jun 4, 1:35*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
> MRE's are certainly not "new", as indicated in the original post. *Although
> why someone would be eating MRE's in 2008 is beyond me. *They do have a
> great shelf life LOL

There are also "MRE-like" products (retort pouches.) I like some of
the Indian ones (Tastybite makes some good ones), and they're
expanding into Chinese and Thai foods now. Those don't have the huge
time savings vs make it from scratch like the Indian ones, but are
still handy for camping, etc.

(I expect to be spending several 2-3 day stretches without seeing a
store or restaurant when I'm out on my bicycle this summer - these are
*really* great for that. No smell (pre-use) to attract animals, etc.)