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It's amazing to me how much of a difference in flavor there is between military issue MREs and civilian rations. I don't understand how an MRE can have THAT many calories and still taste like animal waste stuck in a dirty gym sock and then drudged through a swamp...

Are you saying the civilian MRE's are bad? If so, thanks for the heads up,
I was about to order some. Don't different companies make MRE's (civilian and Militaty)? If so, which brands are preferred?

I think you misunderstood him. He is saying the MREs taste bad compared to civilian rations like Mountain House freeze dried meals.

To answer you question though; I have tried a few non-military MREs and they were worse than USGI MREs.

Also, I actually enjoy some of the issued MREs. I think the surveys on the MRE menus service members complete each year make a difference. It got rid of the Country Captain chicken MRE. That thing was like eating sandstone.