For the full ranking: www.delish.com/cooking/a36676311/best-mre-meals/

@yaowsers77

3 жыл бұрын

i think it's time to send julia back to the cheesecake factory for just the desserts...i know she did one already for the top 40 menu items and she did junior's cheesecakes.

Saying “ooh charcuterie” when putting canned tuna on a dry cracker just gives me a, *alone in a first apartment and this is all you can afford but you’re tying to be positive about it* vibe

@snipermafia3609

2 ай бұрын

That’s gotta be one of the most savage and honest comments I ever read.

After hurricane Katrina finding a a jalapeño cheese packet in your MRE was like finding gold lol

As a Veteran this brought back a lot of memories. Believe me when you are in the field/deployed those MREs taste so much better! Lol 😆 You have to kneed the package halfway through cooking so it gets warm on both sides. We used the boxes the entrée came in to stuff it back into while warming to "insulate" it. But a hat/glove works even better. We would sit around and trade items. You become pretty talented with making something out of nothing. Ie... trade or save peanut butter and jelly for a "sandwich" . Jalapeño cheese and M&Ms/skittles were the High value items.

@JuliaSmith711

3 жыл бұрын

I believe you on the jalapeño cheese, based on the bacon cheese spread! (Thank you for your service, as well :)

@samiicat4073

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing 🙏

@lulubell31

3 жыл бұрын

In Baghdad we never got jelly but we got red vines so we would set them in the sun and melt them to use as jelly, it was delicious!

@Stormchaser143

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I remember only liking the peanut butter and jelly and hating how dry they were. We ate these during Katrina when the power was out and I think we still have some in our attic. I was only 3 or 4 during Katrina but I remember it like yesterday

@tamijansen8025

3 жыл бұрын

@@JuliaSmith711 I appreciate you. Sorry I get all 3rd grade awkward when someone thanks me. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I LOVED my job and would still be doing it if I wasn't injured. I miss it so much. I wanted to acknowledge taking your time to thank me. Please continue to do so as you never know if at that exact moment that veteran truly needs to hear it. 💜

This was so nostalgic haha 🥲 My favorite was always the maple flavored sausage meal - but the vegetarian meals were surprisingly the most consistent for delivering solid candy options. Fond memories of trading my peanut butter rations for jalapeño cheese spread as well 😂

@tamijansen8025

3 жыл бұрын

We always joked that they had to put good candy in the vegetarian meals to make up for the rest of it. 🤣

@momonomo2008

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t expecting to see katina on Delish’s channel :0

@meriahcalvert5973

3 жыл бұрын

As a vegetarian who had MREs at JROTC training camps, I can full heartily agree! All the kids wanted my extras. 🤣

@woooooooo9061

3 жыл бұрын

Are you a veteran Katina?

@lizlemon3698

3 жыл бұрын

What is this, a crossover episode?

After years of watching Emmy eat MREs, this is the video I didn't even know I needed

We love Julia. Especially when she dresses like she just escaped from the women’s prison down the road. 😍

@twcmyers4160

3 жыл бұрын

I hope she won't go there one day talkies

I have eaten MANY MRE's in my life, and watched MANY MORE people try them on KZread over the years. How Julia opened and used that first FRH, and I have no doubts that was her first one ever, was the definition of textbook. Also her tearing the SIDE of the main instead of cutting the top made me cry tears of joy! 😂😂

@JessyJess04

3 жыл бұрын

Or not putting the drink mix in a cup, adding water on top to create the clumping and then spending the entire video whining about how the drink won't mix like most MRE reviewers lol. Shake the drink for the love of God!

Getting the tiny bottle of Tabasco made my day when I was in the service lol!

Let's get this out onto a tray. Nice!

@lisaangelo4727

3 жыл бұрын

Nice hiss!

@rustyschackelford9645

3 жыл бұрын

At least the nuts weren't rancid!

@joyoust8003

3 жыл бұрын

Steve would approve this comment

@anthony88888888

3 жыл бұрын

looking for this

@oboemoboe

3 жыл бұрын

Nice gusset

When I clicked on the video’s description and saw “meals ready to eat,” I thought she was going to be reviewing companies like Freshly or Daily Harvest. No, this is next level from that. Lol

I paused my movie for this. I love watching people try mres 🤣 I'm a veteran and people don't understand that when you're hungry mres are the best thing ever Edit those packages are so hard to open it's not just you. And I'm not mad, this actually takes me back. Also careful shaking the drinks, I had them explode on me multiple times 🤣 Edit 2 Your poor digestive system after all these. They definitely make you poop. Never knew why until you pointed out the amount of fiber in them. 😆😂

@oranjmusemeyer968

3 жыл бұрын

They are supposed to make you poo, my dad used to say that during the war is was extremely important to be regular... you couldn't just stop to go, and you couldn't just wander into the bush to go either. He used to tell me stories how the enemy would take empty mre cans and make "dirty explosives" with them. They would go to the bathroom in them and then fill them with sharp bits. Many men died from infections, he said the hospitals would be full of men swollen like balloons with infections because of left behind empty tins. ****thank you for your service!

@samiicat4073

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing🙏

@lish8591

3 жыл бұрын

When she was shaking the drink packet toward herself I was a little concerned about it opening.

@foggyfrogg

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you all for your support!

@foggyfrogg

3 жыл бұрын

@@oranjmusemeyer968 lol I mean he's not wrong. And oh no. I never heard of that during my time in but it doesn't really surprise me people do disgusting and crazy things. Also thank you for your support!

Was this filmed on the camp delish trip?!? I love thinking that June and Justin are just out of frame!

@Pekkle7755

3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking this is where she was when they had the meal without her

@wan1325

3 жыл бұрын

June said Julia went to look for wifi in her video. Plus, Chelsea is behind the camera for both videos.

Takeaway: Everything is orange and warm pudding isn't bad?! Gus is also the GOAT.

@alexmiller7505

3 жыл бұрын

Ya'll better acknowledge Steve1989mreinfo before he gets you out of those outfits and gets you out onto a tray, nice....

@BIGJATPSU

3 жыл бұрын

As a military brat I have wished for a video like yes. Thank you! 👍🏼👍🏼

@woooooooo9061

3 жыл бұрын

Chelsea, ask Julia for me if she has any Scottish in her....you know the rest.

@mackenziemolaison2866

3 жыл бұрын

Well bc everything has a tomato base bc it’s the easiest.

@michellem9444

3 жыл бұрын

Warm pudding is DELICIOUS, especially when made from scratch. My granny used to serve it right off the stove, because none of us could wait! LOL And I agree, Gus is SUCH a good boy! :)

As a 22 year air force vet ive eaten hundreds of these MREs. Your reactions were priceless. Fun facts ... 1. Crackers and tortillas will ALWAYS fall apart 2. You need to mix the mayo into the tuna beforehand - then you put it on the tortillas. 3. Put the cheese or peanut butter in the heating pack. That makes it nice and super gooey.

I didn't once hear Julia say, "This is something I'd serve at my wedding."

Take the leftovers and give them to June! She’ll make 5 more meals out of it.

@zinhestley7958

3 жыл бұрын

That would be a good video

@JuliaSmith711

3 жыл бұрын

she'd make 10 more meals out of it, cmon! hahah

@rebekahogle9021

3 жыл бұрын

5 More meals for 4 people.

@lizlorenzsonn9999

3 жыл бұрын

Just not on this trip, she already used up all her smoked paprika 🙂

@chanwinsern8814

3 жыл бұрын

@@lizlorenzsonn9999 There was no salt nor msg with her too

I used to be a Quartermaster Supply Sergeant who constantly ordered entire pallets of boxes of MRE's. They can last safely on the shelf for 10-13 years. I probably would never attempt one that was more than 20 years old. But mainly as long as no rodents get into the box and plastic, they can last a long time. Also if you eat a couple of them in a row, be ready to hit the toilet hard for a long while like you would after a large Taco Bell meal. The worst MRE ever is the Omelet one, Omelets that are not fresh are horrible. But having a couple of boxes for camping/emergency ration food is a great idea to include maybe some Mountain House dehydrated food. If you didn't know the magnesium gas that comes out of the heating pack is flammable and the package can be turned into a mini-bomb/hand or bed warmer when its cold. I've heard more recently they have finally come out with a pepperoni pizza one, that I need to try! MRE's are definitely not gourmet food, but if you are a bit of a created cook and you have access to other seasonings and sauces you can get creative with them!

Anytime I see Julia's perfect dog, I'm happy. I also love Julia but she knows how it is I think!

We had MREs after Hurricane Katrina...so this is a total throwback. The ones we had were a full day's worth of calories though 😬

@emilyadams9212

3 жыл бұрын

Well she said in the video these were ~1200 each so depending on your activity level these could either be most of your calories or only a bit yk

I hope Chef June will accept Julia's MRE Improvement Challenge.

@drskelebone

3 жыл бұрын

"I swear to GOD, if you suggest red pepper nice tasty ONE MORE TIME!!!!!" XD

Make sure to take plenty of stomach medication or you’ll be backed up for DAYS! This was fun to watch! My husband says he usually eats the main course as a meal and drinks the Gatorade. He saves the cracker, jelly, peanut butter, or cheese for later as well as the applesauce or “treat”. He says yes, technically it’s one meal, however the snacks help with hunger in between or if he needs an energy jolt. He says his favorite “snack” is a peanut butter and a jelly packet squeezed straight into him mouth! 😆

5:30 that's the most depressing pop tart i've ever seen in my life

@greatestone3025

3 жыл бұрын

That’s supposed to be like flavored bread in the military😂

So much nostalgia. Husband and I watched this together (we're both Army). My favorites have always been chili mac and cheese tortellini.

Love MRE’s. My dad would let me eat whatever he brought home. Side note: the gum is a mild laxative

@brittneebarnett5943

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh yes the gum is the worst lol

Julia is seriously the cutest! I always look forward to her videos dropping. Such a great sense of humor, too! ❤️

"Ya babe! Charcuterie!" - Julia 2021 🤣🤣🤣

Ok. Let's get this out onto a tray. Nice!

Yes today I was wishing for more Julia content and you guys heard my prayers🥰

Any time any of us get candy it’s like winning the lottery 😂

MRE's were new in 1986 when I was in the Army. Looks like they've gotten much better.

@slugrex

3 жыл бұрын

Currently serving, I'd say they got better but also less healthy. They are absolutely awful for you

@PvPDeathKnight

3 жыл бұрын

These are predominantly for civilians and camping/prepping/FEMA. To be fair, however, I’m sure the service ones have too, I love the hell out of them.

@luotangji

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely better. I'm totally jealous that these have heaters, lol.

@Pekkle7755

3 жыл бұрын

@@slugrex thanks for your service.

I'm sorry that most didn't taste good but omg, you had me cracking up every 30 seconds! Appreciate the genuine reactions - many other reviews usually say everything is delicious 🤣

as an army vet i enjoyed this video! in basic training my company wan't allowed to use our heaters so i can eat them cold or hot but hot is waaaaaaay better for sure. one tip i discovered on my own is that if you can manage to find a second heater, use two in one bag when heating the asian style beef strips AND the rice otherwise the rice won't heat up properly. and i always added the crackers and cheese spread to the pasta MRE's and i always used the main MRE bag as a bowl to eat my entree

Hands down the best and most honest review of MREs on KZread. Thumbs up.

I love Julia trying everything!

Always a good day with a Julia episode!

The level of mush in this would've been so perfect for June. 😂 Like, all of Julia's texture complaints would be pluses in Junie's book.

“It doesn’t taste great but it’s just for energy” that’s how I need to start approaching my diet.

So far it seems like you would want the round 2 packets for healthy eating (because of the berry bar and smoothie) and the round 1 packets for meal diversity/enjoyment

My boyfriend temporarily worked at a US military ammunition manufacturing base as a civilian, but he drank that powdered drink mix often. It was provided as a Gatorade alternative due to the hot, humid factories and IT closets (he was in IT service) . It’s sold on Amazon as “squencher” and now it is his drink of choice😂

Julia definitely needs to watch some Steve1989 for that authentic advice

@twcmyers4160

3 жыл бұрын

She probably well

I live for these videos! Thanks Chelsea and Julia 😊

My husband was a combat engineer in the marines, and used to blow up MRE’s in the backyard when we first started dating 24 years ago. 🤣 aaaaaaaand! I loved the little Tabasco glass bottles that used to come in them!

I didn’t know that mre stands for meals ready to eat see I’m learning something new from Julia tries everything thanks ☺️ Julia and Chelsea.

I loved watching this. I like to tent camp so we get those mountain house meals. These look hardier but definitely about the same! Newfound respect for the military!

Maybe they should have a "build your own" MRE option for consumers to purchase. So you can mix and match meal components with your daily calorific needs🤷🏽‍♀️ it's funny they didn't have an option with granola/some oats with dried fruit. But all in all, very informative video Julia! 💯😍 Anyone thinking of hiking/camping for long periods out in the wild, can count on these I guess..

@06denedra

3 жыл бұрын

You can build them now love look online and you will find it💗

To all the veterans in the comments, thank you for serving our country. ❤️❤️

Just love watching you, especially when you have Gus with you! (You should do a show where Gus tries different treats... That would be fun to watch) 🐺

Having your Ka-Bar knife and canteen comes in handy when ya gotta open and heat the MRE quickly.

Girl, use the hot sauce on alllll the entrees!

Watching this after watching June do her camping video. Nice to see more Julia.

You're a braver soul than me! I suppose if I was going on an extreme camping excursion, or extreme hiking that I'd pack some MREs, but I try to camp and hike in "regular" or "high traffic" areas where I'm not going to be so far off the beaten path that I'd get lost and not found. Still, I do always carry water, fire, fire making kit, nuts, protein bars, and a flashlight even in those "less remote" areas. Thanks for taking one for the team! ~Be Blessed

So excited! This is awesome! 😁

Volume is super low but I LOVE THIS. So Apocalypse Now. Honestly Julia could review different kinds of Wheatabix and I'd be down.

Julia just tried Nutrisystem. The exact same look, texture, and taste!!

Well didn't Julia take a left turn, goes from Junior's, to Good Humor, to MREs.

Mountain House has some good MRE options. Not sure if they supply the military, but they make good camping/emergency MREs in freeze dried form. Plus, they offer mac and cheese just for Julia!

@meatandcookies2674

3 жыл бұрын

The MH biscuits and gravy is the greatest hiking meal of all time.

@ABSabio

3 жыл бұрын

Mountain House does indeed supply the “winter” MREs for the military (had them while stationed at Fort Richardson in Alaska)

My husband was a veteran he loved his mres go girl

This was a great video! Thanks, very interesting

I really like her energy. She's such a cutie

@legit-centaur9048

3 жыл бұрын

And you're a creepy

Wow! They changed MRE's. I used to get a little glass bottle of Tabasco and they also used to come with salt and pepper. My favorite spread was the Jalapeño cheese spread. I never got poptarts in mine, usually the main dish, with a pound cake some crackers, some mixed nuts, maybe some sliced apples (but they were in the same type of bag as the main course), some candy, and then they had a side packet of salt, pepper, mini glass Tabasco, coffee instant type II, matches and a thing of toilet paper / napkin.

Omg perfect timing! My annual Montana death hike is in 3 weeks and we have been looking for mre reviews. Also i live an hr away from letchworth, super excited for this video

That face. That noise. That comment... It spirted in my mouth. I can't even... 😂 😂 😂

I got a lot of enjoyment out of watching you use the heater

I wish they had reviewed the meals individually, not just like components separately

You did a pretty good job with the prep for a rookie. A lot of the noob reviewer cant figure out the heater. Your suggestion about giving the bland ones to June to jazz up was spot on, please consider a video!

I’ve never tried opening those by tearing. Using a knife is way easier. Three MRE’s a day? Try 1/day.

I just need to know where Julia is from cause she's always looking like she's cold and I'm out here melting like a cheap stick of butter!

@kavyakaushal9046

3 жыл бұрын

new york (?)

@ghostmemeboi

3 жыл бұрын

Upstate New York

@charlottebatzer7376

3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t she grow up in Hawaii?🤔

@paulinahormizda

3 жыл бұрын

Florida, it was mentioned in another video.

@jaquelinevillarreal1303

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe I just noticed this as well. Currently in TX and I feel you! 🥲

i love her personality

@samiicat4073

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Julia’s truly delightful! 😸😽⭐️

@lavenderamethyst6050

3 жыл бұрын

Same! She’s awesome!

Please do a MRE „Worldwide“ Edition. I know that it’s not something new, but I would like to see your reaction to these.

I l o v e Julia videos..we demand more Julia videos please

I suspect things weren't evenly heated because you stood the packages mostly upright instead of mostly flat. The chemical reaction was only happening at the bottom of the heater because that's how far the water could reach. The heater should be tilted just far enough to keep the water from running out of it. Anyway, I love these videos and I'm so glad to see more! OMG! You burned the table?!

37:41 how

Great video - wish we could have seen more of Letchworth. It's "Gorge-ous"!

Thanks! Fun times ✌🏼❤️

Only Julia can come up with positive reviews for MREs!!!

Nice video & great to watch 😊

My mouth started watering at the chili Mac lol. I loved that and the tortellini. I never even bothered to heat the meals up, no clue what they taste like if they are warm!

yes they had a lot of calories and we loved the cheese spread

"can mommy do her job?" ahahhaha - killed me - also great video!

For what it’s worth I really like the XMRE brand of meals. Lots of variety and great tastes.

I had these after Hurricane Katrina and the only item I remember from them was the Lemon Poppyseed cake. It was so good.

I love the phrase "pinkies up sh*t" haha

Lol I saw the thumbnail and it’s so funny. I’ve never seen someone so excited to be around mres.

For the MREs: bring a stash of onion powder, garlic powder (or a combo, if you're trying to save space bcuz you're camping or backpacking), ginger, chili powder, a good curry powder, Italian seasoning and soy sauce packets.

You just never want to hear "it's very pea heavy." Not a great sign. :(

I think the first box brand is the one my sister used to get when she was in the National Guard (Army).

There's a difference between a military and non military MRE so the accessory kit may vary🍴

I love the "mcrib" MRE

My dad was in the navy also and I remember him bringing home some of the mre and letting my brothers and I try them as well 😂

Should have bought the French version of the MRE called RCIR. They are amazing.

Honestly watching this video brings back Bad Memories and a feeling of being sick to my stomach.

Gus needs to be in every video from now on. 😊

I always think of MREs as army rations that have to be complete as is. You should know there are some really good freeze-dry options these days, but you need to add hot water. Mountain House, of course, which you can even get at Walmart. But at camping stores you find meals like Lamb Bourguinon and Thai Curry with Shrimp (Stowaway Gourmet) and other company’s options. If you’re putting away some food for emergencies, might as well taste good! Most all are good for at least 5 years, some much longer.

You know what's great when you're getting shot at in the desert and you're wondering if you and your buddies are gonna make it out of this alive? Grape drank and smooshed Pop-Tarts

Julia! Yay!

I love your videos!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the awesome content . Please also do one for pym test kitchen at Disney !!

Umpshush and thick. Perfect description.

I NEED to know where that jumper is from!! The fit is delectable 👌