Humanitarian Daily Ration MRE Case (HDR) – 5 US FEMA Emergency rations MRE Varieties - Low Sodium Pre cooked w/Entree, Side Dishes for Hunting, Camping & More, 10 pack,

Well packaged and in good shape, but it comes with only 2 "menus"...if you can even call them that. Had 5 menu 1 and 5 menu 2 which have exactly the same contents with the only difference being the type of smoothies. The mains are all the same, 1 Bean Salad and 1 Beans and Potatoes.

These are essentially what is dropped from planes upon areas the US state department wants to alleviate starvation in while reminding locals it was America that filled their bellies.More or less, they function like military MREs, same peanut butter packets, same pouches of pasturized food, same napkins and big brown spoon.Being designed to not offend any religion's dietary restrictions, these are 100% vegetarian (albeit I doubt vegan). So no meat in the entrees, no cheese. This really limits the menus. Expect barely & veggie stew, and black eyed peas in a tomato sauce.Each pack is meant to feed one person for a whole day, and I've fond they have two entrees, two big cookies (that are a bit bland), one cracker pack, one peanut butter pouch, one jam pouch, and often a pop tart pouch. Accessory packs usually have sugar but no instant coffee for it, salt, pepper, italian pepper flakes, napkins, a moist towelette, matches, but ~never~ the lighthouse brand TP from an MRE.No flamless ration heaters, either.The exterior is a thick salmon colored plastic bag, with a clear thinner one inside to hold everything together.YES, there are two pop tarts, they're vacuum sealed so hard they have merged into one unit. Don't try to seperate 'em, just take doubledecker bites.You don't have to live like a refugee, but you can sure eat like one! Bon appetit

I'm giving 4 stars only because it was a good deal but I have not ate them yet . The packing seems to be high quality. The meals fo not come with heaters like traditional mres. When the 5 year recommended shelf like is up , I'll eat them and update my review

Being curious, I did not want to wait until an emergency to use one. For starters, each bag contains a one-day ration for one person. I opened and enjoyed the lentil stew first. The crackers are a bit dry, and as compared with saltines, they are heavier and more substantial which makes up for the dryness. For dessert I opened the shortbreat cookie. It was large, thick, and not terribly sweet but I was imagining how good it would taste in a survival situation. One one-day ration package also includes a packet of peanut butter, a packet of strawberry jam, another packet of crackers, a serving of pasta with tomatoes and sauce, a strawberry toaster pastry and There is a "fig bar". Not sure if that is something like a giant-sized fig newton, but that will have to wait for later.. While it seems like a very little food for a day's ration, you must consider this as survival food as it was intended. If you ration yourself to only one of these daily food rations per day, you won't starve but you may not feel it is enough food. TIP: I found the packages impossible to open bare-handed. Always remember to keep a small scissors along with your emergency supplies.

These are far less expensive than military MRE's, although the food is much more simple (beans, rice) and bland. Main differences are no meat, no drinks and no ration heater. I heated the entrée pouches in boiling water for 15 minutes, and with the crushed red pepper, salt, and pepper added they tasted good. All the crackers were fresh, though they tend to be crumbly and would be better with salt on them. The peanut butter was good, but the strawberry jam wasn't the best. The pop tarts are unfrosted strawberry and didn't taste very good (no surprise to me). The fig bars and shortbread cookie were good, although the cookie is a bit dry on its own. I think HDRs are a great value for the price. Don't buy these rations if you don't like beans, because that's what most of the entrées are. I received Wornick boxes that had all 5 menus. Ameriqual boxes might be less variety than Wornick or Sopackco. From what I understand there are 5 menus, and what you get in each box is random. 4 stars overall, but 5 due to the price and amount of food.