That leaves 900 calories that aren't and that is still a lot more than the chinese one. The chinese learned that they f'd up and are changing their MREs. GTFO with your america is bad nonsense.

@@thomgizziz not bad but mainly sugar and chemical preservatives. Hate to say it but many countries have better ones.

Have you had the chinese options? No? Then why do you prefer them? You probably haven't even had the things that came in the chinese MRE and you chose that because you don't think for yourself and you are virtue signaling according to what you have been propagandized to do. Terrible comment as usual.

@@thomgizzizWhat the hell are you talking about? Did you ignore the facts and difference between sugar and protein? That's not propaganda those are facts. The rest and my preference is based on my opinion. What do you mean terrible comment 'as usual'? I don't know you, and I have never interacted with you before. Take a chill pill there chief!

I hadn't heard that........TFW

Jerome, you have shattered a childhood idea. Thanks a lot, man! TFW

"...Fortune cookies are often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States, Canada, Australia, and other countries, but they are not Chinese in origin. The exact origin of fortune cookies is unclear, though various immigrant groups in California claim to have popularized them in the early 20th century. They most likely originated from cookies made by Japanese immigrants to the United States in the late 19th or early 20th century. The Japanese version did not have the Chinese lucky numbers and were eaten with tea... ...As far back as the 19th century, a cookie very similar in appearance to the modern fortune cookie was made in Kyoto, Japan, and there is a Japanese temple tradition of random fortunes, called omikuji. The Japanese version of the cookie differs in several ways: they are a little bit larger; are made of darker dough; and their batter contains sesame and miso rather than vanilla and butter. They contain a fortune; however, the small slip of paper was wedged into the bend of the cookie rather than placed inside the hollow portion. This kind of cookie is called tsujiura senbei (辻占煎餅) and is still sold in some regions of Japan..."

I could have used that advice before I put that together, for sure. Thanks for hanging out and the suggestions. TFW

You are very kind to say such things, Amanda. Thank you for your volunteer work with Veterans. TFW!

It is literally not hearty or substantial. It literally doesn't have enough calories to get somebody doing physical work through the day.

I’m pretty sure anything you buy from the store on a military installation is tax-free, so cigarettes and matches are probably cheap enough for them to justify leaving them out in an economic sense. It still doesn’t make practical sense to me since matches are infinitely useful in a survival situation.

Stay in school, kid.

The eggs wouldn't quite do the trick for me. Give me beef or peanut butter. I''d eat them when I'm hungry and if that's the best option, but I'd prefer more caloric volume. TFW

@@toxicteabaging S tupid ITS a picture of my son

@@MeAncient The proteins From the eggs need lot of time to be digested, more than meat proteins. For me Best combination in ration eggs and little of bacon or spam

Use your words.

Totally agree with you on all points.

Thank you for confirming my thoughts on the matter. And TFW!

You are very kind. TFW!

Energy is just what you need when you're working hard. Too much sugar not good, but I'd rather have too many calories and be judicious than be working and wishing I had something more to eat. TFW

@@MeAncient I agree 100% I was a M1A2 sep 3/8 calvery ft hood tx tank commander you would be suprised on how much you sweat and work during the summer and hot climates. That chinese mre is more like pogey bait or a snack., when your on the tan bag take out you need those calories to replenish your body. During gunnery I use to get extra Mre for my loader because he was a real work horse gotta love the good ole days

Correct. Ofcourse it is supposed to be a complete indo-chinese rice dish. Nasi Goreng, Babi Pangang and Atjar

No, no it isn't. The only thing that would be mixed in is the chili crisp. You should stop thinking. That isn't how things are done there. There is a main that will go with the rice and the rest are side dishes. Why are there a bunch of people that know nothing about china or chinese food pretending like they know what is going on?

Gee buddy chill out I didn't know it was a punishable offense you need to tone down the nastiness a little bit it's not that big a deal. :-) :-)

@@thomgizziz Why are you so mean to everyone?

Mr.Jester, I WISH Ace would edit my videos. He films but I edit. That's why there is such a long time between videos.....I take soooooo long to edit these simple, one camera videos. TFW!

@MeAncient I would've thought @Ace would at least help you with it 😆 🤣 😂. You do a great job, brother! What do you use to edit? I really need to take a course on how to do KZfaq videos

The Chinese MRE was really tasty. However, there are not enough calories to stay active as required in the field at the body weight and overall size of US troops. That may be the big difference......Chinese troops may be smaller in stature so they don't need as many calories per day. I do agree about the quality of food in the US MRE as being lots of sugar, but that is what most Americans eat and therefore what they want in their MREs. TFW, Jalide.

What kind of nonsense is this? Do you go around attempting to virtue signal like this all the time? You are the type of slow mo that will try to self aggrandize because you go to an expensive restaurant and you think it is healthy when you are gobbling down more fats, sugars, salts and calories than you would get at the worst fast food joints and still slow enough to claim that you are healthy. You are a joke.

@@MeAncient Are you sure it was tasty? Or do you have a bit of exoticism going on there? Just because it is different doesn't make it better. I haven't had that menu but I have had chinese MREs before and they aren't good examples of food just like the american ones aren't.

@@thomgizziz I would OBVIOUSLY prefer my wife's cooking or a good restaurant any day. I am comparing and have the mindset of in the field, hungry, and need food to keep me going. The Chinese MRE was quite tasty. If it had more items, it would have won the 'battle.' Hope that helps. TFW

Austin, happy to bring a few smiles here and there. TFW!

Look up BMI by country. On Wikipedia China is listed as 143rd, but I wouldn’t trust those stats. There are very few overweight people in socialist countries. I think it’s mostly a mentality of the CCP to provide their soldiers with the bare minimum to survive, but I’m sure average BMI has something to do with it.

@@Sniperboy5551 Looked up average weight, and for a Chinese man it's 153.4. For the American man it's 199.8 which is 46 pounds heavier. If true, that would explain the difference in calories. There's multiple sites listing different numbers, but they're all within a few pounds of one another. Yeah, the CCP is literally insane! They're doing everything in their power it would seem to tick off those who would give them success. To not treat your soldiers like valuable assets is just plain stupid! 👍✌🗽

That's interesting. I lost from 205 to 165 in boot camp. I, too, am 6'5". Someone else commented that the Chinese are, on average, quite a bit smaller than US troops in height and weight. So, the smaller caloric MREs might be alright for them.......TFW

My pleasure! TFW, Srijan!

Thanks for the info! I'll do that on the next ones.....TFW, Christopher.

Next one we should be able to do a little better with the pairing items together. Stay tuned......TFW

I’ve met a lot of really tall Chinese guys and I remember reading books about the Korean War when the Chinese crossed the Yellow River the author mentioned there were quite a few Chinese soldiers that were really tall.

I'm hoping to visit Mexico one day.......dive for lobster and do me some serious fishing. TFW!

@@MeAncient 👌🏼

Not enough, for sure. It was good, though. TFW, Rose.

It stops producing heat because it gets starved of oxygen necessary for the reaction (since it is under water).

@@Annihilator49 Thx for the reply. 🙂

Jason, he's a scamp, for sure. TFW!

Someone suggested that perhaps they get more food issued somehow. I haven't seen anything definitive yet in the comment section. TFW, Katherine.

Glad to hear it. TFW

If you look up military mess tray or canteen tray you should be able to find something similar

Yes, you are very wrong and you clearly knew you were making stuff up and you still went for it anyway. What is wrong with you?

I don't know....every time I've eaten egg drop soup it's been at lunch or supper in the Asian restaurant. TFW

egg drop soup isn't a breakfast food it is just a soup which is common. So if it makes you think that it is breakfast then clearly you don't know what you are talking about and shouldnt be talking.

We'll find out soon......I have two more Chinese MREs.....TFW and stay tuned.

Because they don't sell that... why are you like this?

I have a ka-bar with serrations and I'd prefer if it had no serrations. They're harder to sharpen and that's a lot of blade to be giving up for something of limited use.

@@Zach_D Thanks for the info. Good point.

If I kept it sharp, the straight edge would be preferred. TFW and good luck on the new purchase, Robert.

It would be tough to stay engaged with so little food, if indeed that is what they are issued for a day (times 3) TFW

I think you are right. I have two more Chinese MREs.....stay tuned. TFW, Tyler

Thank you kindly and TFW

I'd love to try anything grape flavoured,alas not a thing in the UK

@@parabreed I don't think I'd like peanut butter with any other flavor of jelly. I believe ours are made with Concord grapes. In the USA we have a brand called Goober grape that is peanut butter with jelly in swirls in the same jar...the combination is that common. However i prefer to put them on separately.

I buy Peter Pan which is usually quite creamy and rarely dry. Grape jelly is the best for PBJ. TFW

Oh man, you are missing something there. TFW

@@MeAncient Ah ok. I have usually went with the store brand. I also like slices of banana on peanut butter sandwiches. That adds a little moisture.

That's the way to do it.....TFW

Peetie, no way was P.B. nasty. :-). It was in little green cans, right? You just had to stir it good once you opened it. TFW

John, the Chinese MRE was definitely good. As you mentioned, just not the calories (I think will be) needed in the field. TFW

Makes sense. TFW

Good idea. TFW

yes, it is

rice fried in gutter oil

@@mikegammon1 Nope, I heard they normally sold gutter oil to the US... In China, gutter oil can not get pass the CCP censor. And Taiwan also exported gutter oil to the US.

Steve1989MREInfo got food poisoning from an unexpired Chinese ration, it’s safe to say that this is probably one of the more dangerous things our friend Me Ancient here has eaten. I don’t want to lose him! Can’t get enough of his stories.

By this time most if not all edible old mre’s have been eaten and the supply of unopened ones is getting scarce and i haven’t seen any mre’s from the mid 00’s in a while but a few pop up from time to time.