U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf region are not only putting new combat equipment to the test, they`re also fielding the latest in military food technology: MREs, the modern version of the C-ration.

2003-02-23 04:00:00 PDT Evansville, Ind.-- That isn't mom up there in the helicopter, making meat loaf and enchiladas, tucking in a magnesium pad to heat them up, adding vitamin-laced peanut butter, a ...

For decades, soldiers at Fort Liberty and around the world have eaten Meals, Ready-to-Eat, or MREs in combat or field conditions — but how do they actually taste? Nearly every servicemember has an ...

2003-04-07 04:00:00 PDT Natick, Mass.-- There is a seriousness of purpose here in the Department of Defense test kitchen these days. In a sprawling, 1960s-style building set alongside a lake in this ...

The MRE promise is right there in the name: it's a meal, ready to eat. Although they generally taste better heated up, they are designed to be eaten cold as well, just in case you find yourself behind ...

NO PIECE OF American military equipment in the Persian Gulf war seemed to take more of a pounding than MREs, the new generation of field rations. They were an easy target — good for a laugh in dismal ...

"Fresh" and "delicious" are adjectives that have never been used to describe a Meal, Ready-to-Eat. Packed into a brown plastic bag, an MRE is 1,200 calories of sustenance designed to fuel soldiers as ...

Many popular dishes around the world have intriguing military origins, reflecting how wartime needs and resource constraints shaped culinary traditions. Here are a few notable examples: This iconic ...

Last week we wrote about a Consumer Reports taste-test of the prepackaged foods sold by two popular diet programs, Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem. The test, conducted by experienced “sensory tasters,” ...