How do you beat Steve's format? He has 2.17M subscribers, no sponsors, no advertisements. Same format every video. The man is the GOAT. Don't ever change Steve. Have a good one buddy.
@@Bsnowman22 What are you even talking about? You're trying to act tough because someone pointed out this is junk food? When half the comments agree? Yeah okay buddy boy.
@@SEO-simple I am confused... who pointed out junk food? Also what sort of videos got deleted you mean from the channels creation? Are you saying he reviewed junk food mres then deleted those?
The year is 2042, the stalemate over pacific islands between the two major powers has reached its third year. Well-dug trenches with reniforced rooftops, along with more powerful anti-vehicle weapons and the plenthora of drones that complement them have created the most high-tech trench warfare ever seen by man-kind. Any smallest ground offensive into the no-man's land would be immediately spoted and attacked. Warfare from this point have evolved into missile barrages from submarines, hoping that sufficient bombardment might create openings. For both sides, all that's left for the grunts in the tunnels is to wait, morale is at an all-time low. Post-war myth has it, that a sap tunnel created by chinese engineers broke through into a large crater reachable by americans became somewhat of a trading ground, where soldiers less-inclined to fight from both sides would sneak in, leave notes and goods for anything new. Aside from shell arts and personal keepsakes, the most popular trade was food...where chinese soldiers would trade away some of their extra noodles and rices for american chocolate beans and sweet jams.
US Soldier: You got dessert on my meal....! Chinese Solider: You got meal on my dessert.......! Steve: Mmmm! Nice! The combination is savory and sweet - an excellent and nourishing meal. US and Chinese Solider: Nice! Let's all get our trays out!! 😊
Steve is a man who will always be happy to have a meal that most likely won’t poison him and is above room temperature. His review of the burger patty was in a league of its own. How could you dislike this guy?
They gotta look out for the Latino homeboys who make up an increasing percentage of ground troops. "Take the old MRE menu and add jalapeños and tortillas"
Thought the same thing, but always appreciate Steve’s optimism and creativity. Not a good morale boost if you get stuck with the MRE with a bad review, from the master.
“How can we entice kids to join the military in this day and age? By allowing and encouraging them to continue their shitty school cafeteria lunch choices. Fuck it, we’ll get PfizerInsulin to sponsor too. “
The real stand-out item for me was the hi-viz orange of the Reeses pack. Colours like that are just what you need to brighten up a dull day in the field.
Pretty demoralizing, chocolate drank ghetto mocha after dinner was a weak replacement for Lucky Strikes with a fresh pack of matches but they found a way to make it worse. Now they just tease with matches, if arson becomes a problem there’s nobody but themselves to blame.
Only Steve can eat something that looks like it’s the texture and consistency of warm wet cat food and call it “Spectacular”. Never stop being you Steve.
@TheJohn_Highway The MRE IS real food. It's just processed and treated with preservatives added to make it shelf stable. Only a couple of Navy Rates are really going to be using MREs with any regularity, Special Warfare and Construction Battalion. Pretty much all other sailors have access to a mess deck with a full galley.
@@TheJohn_Highway The ones who always have access to a mess deck and full galley don't have to subsist on MREs, but what about the ratings that take them away from that, like Seabees or Special Warfare? MREs ARE real food, just shelf stable and ready to eat as is.
@@brenthaymon280 Reminds me of an incident that occurred when I was hiking/climbing in Sequioa National Park in 1981. One of our group experienced a medical emergency, one of the symptoms of which was that he was hyperventilating. Just about the first question the EMS paramedic asked us was whether he had been drinking wood alcohol or anti-freeze (he hadn't). Struck me as a dumb thing to do then, and my opinion hasn't changed.
There's nothing better than getting home from a long day of work and sitting down to eat my dinner to find there's a new Steve video. Does anyone else eat while watching these? Nice
Yeah. I got 2 of the previous versions in my 2025 Insp. date box. Was missing the Tuna one. No great loss. Had Au Gratin Potato’s and the Bacon Cheese Spread.
You clearly do not understand the desires of cold, tired 18-21 year old infantrymen. Guys used to fight over who got the Beef Ravioli because that was one of three that actually had M&Ms in the accessory packet. I avoided that by making a beeline for the Mexican entrees, because that meant you'd get Jalapeno Cheeze instead of regular cheeze or (god forbid) peanut butter/jelly.
I just ate this one last week. Not impressed. Mine came with the patty, tortillas, BBQ sauce, mayo, bacon cheese spread, oatmeal chocolate chip cookie, peanut M&Ms, and au gratin potatoes. The best part was the cheese spread. Mine did not have the apple spread.
Tortillas plus the cheese to make a bacon cheese wrap is the goat. Tear that meat block in half and stuff them in there and you got something half decent to eat.
12 hours in a combat situation. An MRE comes your way. Food is food. When things calm, happiness comes in a pouch. Mission first, take care, come home.
Steve, I am loving your content! Some other blog I read linked me to this. I am no soldier, nor eater of these sorts of items. But, your knowledge and wisdom and simple flair are all pure entertainment. I love when you arrange everything on the tray, and say, "Nice." I can't place you're accent, but it seems like it's from a time, not a region. Happily subscribed.
That was my thought too. I get that these are going to be eaten mostly by eighteen- to twenty-two-year-olds, but that seems a bit childish even for that demographic.
Steve, I’ve never commented on any of your stuff before to my knowledge, but I want to thank you for always staying so amazingly and perfectly you! Any time I’m anxious or stressed, I just watch one of your videos; No matter new or old, it’s always calming and relaxing. So sincerely, thank you! My girlfriend is starting to watch your videos too now, NICE!
There are many MRE channels out there, but nobody does it as good as Steve. I'm a fan, because Steve makes MRE videos interesting from beginning to end. Thank you Steve!
That green drink made me laugh out loud. What an odd choice lmao. It really does look like something you'd get served in a Fallout game with a high Uranium-235 content lmao.
It's an MRE, it's meant to be a lot of calories in a small package. Although they definitely could've swapped the Reese's Pieces with something not as sweet.
@@uwillnevahno6837 this is a sign of society's eventual collapse IMO. The least they could do, which would also be annoying, is to get rid of those cool little mini-Tabasco bottles and substitute yet-another plastic pouch. Oh well...
The French give their soldiers ostrich with cranberries because there's like 10 of them and they always have plenty of time to sit around on their butts and leisurely cook it. Respectfully.
It is good to see this guy back. I was Infantry (RET) and around when we changed from C Rats to MREs. At first, the MREs were so bad our unit dog would not eat them and the reason they have Tabasco is because they tasted so bad at first, theft of hot sauce from the chow halls was rampant to try to kill the taste. LOL, a bone in Chicken and Rice, one of the better ones was not uncommon. One time I thought I hit a bone and it was actually a whole chicken beak. I never knew that a chicken beak had a vertical part to it, so, a thinking positive (except on HIV tests and we banged a lot of hookers) status, I learned science in addition to having food.
At this point they've already cut too much cost in brain power to even realise this is a joke. The lower cost of this ration i think is a byproduct, not an intent. Most of the chain of command is braindead at this point, no one in it's right mind would give this a pass except if they're intentionally trying to poison soldiers.
This one looks like they are gearing up to send the iPad kids off to war. They just need to add a collectible sticker to the accessory pack that they can stick to their guns.
Why are you so triggered by this? You're not the only one, all up and down he thread people are shrieking like the enemy has mimisgendered them in the field because they can't read their they/them gender identity patch?
@@Heike-- It's garbage food and we should have more respect for our servicemembers. Literally took gas station snacks and sold it to the government to give to troops at 10x the price.
@@snarkylive These foods are for active, on the go troops burning thousands of calories a day. They're tested, have nutritionists on the job...and what is with the weird, off comment? You one of those NPCs from the IDF propaganda units that suddenly appeared posting demoralization content all over TH-cam recently?
@@snarkylive MREs are meant to be eaten on the go, ready to eat, and something the troops actually want to eat, and surprise surprise, they didn't like the shit they had before and were tossing out half the ration. They might actually eat all of this.
This MRE seems so unpractical. Messy to eat out in the field without a tray, way to many packages, no item to eat fast in a combat situation or easy save later that is not a bag of mush (where is the energybar?) wtf is that low fat mayo? and NO COFFEE???? At least trow a pack of that freeze dried Colombian in there. I do envy the flameless heater, but at the same time you would still heat water for coffee anyway for those dehydrated meals. This one is an easy trade away for me.
Nah, this is fine in the field. Mayo goes on tortillas, that's mini meal one.(Its easiest to just break the tortillas in half rather than trying to unfold them.) Main can be eaten right from the packaging, hot or cold, mini meal 2. Cheese its and reeses are snacks, perfect for leaving in a dump pouch. Pound cake and apple pie juice can be either included for calories or removed to save weight. If you have time, you can spread the apple pie juice on the pound cake, if not, you can slurp it. Pound cake is pound cake. Remember, this is NOT something you eat day after day. This is something you take in a backpack for 12 hours of energy, or a couple of them for a few days. We have UGRs for longer term operations in environments too austere to support an actual kitchen and cooks.
They include torillas because no one liked the snack bread, which was good. No shame in wrapping a log of meat in a torilla and devouring it. That and the apple spread on the poundcake is probably amazing.
NO COFFEE? WTF? Wow MRE's have come a long way since the mid 1980's. I've had some newer ones and they were excellent, but this one strikes me as some crap a gamer would eat while glued to his console on a 3-day binge. Love the video!
In the Midwest we have a fast food chain called Taco John’s. They used to have a dessert called the Apple grande which was a flat crispy cinnamon sugar tortilla covered with apple pie filling and topped with cheddar cheese. It was always beyond delicious and I was heart broken when they discontinued it. This episode brought me back to that dish! Love what you do and can’t wait until you pop up again!
@@Dorkus_ oh boy I can’t wait to be the one charging a trench for edible food this go around instead of it being the other way around - a refreshing change of pace
@@raideurng2508 To maximize the nutritional value of an MRE you are supposed to consume all the contents. After a day of pushing your body in combat, you likely will not be saving your cheezits and m&M's for a midnight snack. In my opinion the Chinese MRE showed far more sustenance than the highly processed and chemically induced foods included in this US ration. RFK jr. would be sick if he saw our latest MRE. One thing is fixing this in my opinion, and that is voting for Trump 2024. God bless. 🙏 ❤️
Crappy packaging, no tabasco, no salt, no pepper, no sugar, no coffee or even tea, no crackers, and LOWFAT mayo... sigh.... :( , At least your videos are good.
the "crappy" packaging is a deliberate attempt to reduce the over all volume of the MRE, everything else, I agree with, but I was never a coffee drinker when I was in, so the coffee, creamer, and sugar all wound up in the trash
Lion’s are my hometown team, but I’ve been struggling as well with AJ Brown being out! 1-2 as it stands. Projected to win now since my opponent has Allen, and he is underperforming from what it seems.
be glad they still include the "Beef" and not removed just to please the Vegan Group. and no Coffee damn well im suprise no Soybean Formula in there. to complete the DEI ration.
The sight of that unholy combination of cheez-its, the cat food burger patty, and mayo on that tortilla was truly depressing. They really are just making these meals for children fresh out of school. Sad state of affairs.
I miss the old-school MREs they had back in the late 80's and early 90's when I was in. They were filled with real food, not junk food, and plenty of stuff to get creative with if you wanted to. Now it looks like they're packing these things in a convenience store, it's all junk and sugar. Ick.
@@Ducaso I mean, that's why I said it. Almost every high school in the US has army recruiters come by every year because they know it's easier to convince children to fight in wars rather than people with developed cognitive abilities.
I had to ping my wife when this dropped. We're separated now, but Steve transcends that. We can get divorced later, but for now, get that out onto a tray, brother!
Steve, I've thought about this often when watching your reviews - Have you ever dropped the tray? Standing while holding the tray in one hand, with uneven weight in one corner from the beverage, I figured it must've happened once or twice.
I wonder why they have generic names for obvious name brand foods like Cheez-It's, Corn Nuts, Combos, etc. Yet they use retail packaging for some snacks like Reese's.
Nineteen years olds, first Halloween away from friends and family. This is a morale booster, for the unholy day! Had twenty dollars at 13 years old, I may or may not spent it all on Reese peanut butter cups, may or may not been 1977 and the dollar went far, twenty dollars was a real flex. May have done that every paper route payday. 55 years later There may or may not be any desire to taste Reese ever again. I will drink the antifreeze and eat the marble cake in this meal, the rest I will share with the lads, perhaps trade for prune juice !
Our behalf? Are you a coffie producer? Or are you just an unemployed lad whose existence doesn't move a single goddam thing in society? Your behalf doesn't exist because you don't matter bro, come back down amongst us.
Having not eating sugar for over a year now, I would get sick by this meal instantly I'd instantly trade these Cheez-Its and Reese's for something else that resembles an actual food
holy damn, this looks like a teenager made it lmao. Chinese one looks so much better and healthier in comparison, this one might have more calories but you can bet they are empty in nutritional value
How can you say that instead of condemning the entire ratio lack of anything your body actually needs, the lack of coffee is the lesser offender here. This entire ration is criminal
Honestly the Chinese 20B MRE looked more like an actual meal lol. This is like the adult version of lunchables but the components don't even fit together to resemble any actual menu item. It's like a parent asked their kid what they would put into an MRE and this is what came out lol. That being said I probably still would really enjoy this if I had it. But if I had to guess if you gave this to someone who grew up outside of the US, they'd be confused
I don't get how people don't get this - MREs are not for long term sustainment. MREs are for temporary, fast, sustainment. You don't eat MREs for a month, or even a week. For extended deployment operations, you depend more on UGRs than MREs. People talking about "But the chinese MRE is more of a real meal than this!" Yes, an MRE is meant to be scarfed down cold if needed by squeezing the pack. I imagine the pork noodles with a separate sauce doesn't take to this very well. This is meant to be many calories in small, light packaging. That means meat, cheese, fatty stuff so that it can be stuffed into a ruck. Most of the time, weight is at such a premium that the MRE is taken apart and most of it set aside ahead of operations so that even less of it can be carried forwards.
I was in the Dutch army 25 years ago, and for some reason, our rations were meals. Like vegetables, potatoes and meat, or rice with meat etc. It appears to me that US MRE'S meanly are snacks. Not real meals. They look cool though. So I ordered 3 today for €12,- each. Nice to keep them in my car for roadtrips etc.
Hey I've got one of these now lol. I never dreamed of the day when I would be enjoying the same quality of food of the US military. Remember Appalachia
2024? Careful, Steve! You might get sick eating something this fresh. Take care.
Niiiice!
Lol
Seriously Steve, should let that one age until at least 2045
@@tgraham1961 wine cellar nah, Steve has an MRE cellar, temperature controlled aged and aged the finest oak shelves.
he needs to find something from ww2 to even himself out.
The ingredients for this MRE were locally sourced from a vending machine
It's something a drill sergeant would feed to you as punishment
I’d still eat it 😭🤣
That’s why I hate these now, they’re so vending machine like
@@emp651 DUHHH that covers the homesickness. Bru Chocolate muffin tops are the whizz thought
Got soldiers on the trucker diet these days it seems
How do you beat Steve's format? He has 2.17M subscribers, no sponsors, no advertisements. Same format every video. The man is the GOAT. Don't ever change Steve. Have a good one buddy.
He deleted a ton of videos, he only kept the ones that have views.
@@SEO-simple yeah okay buddy
@@Bsnowman22 He's right. I wouldn't feed this to troops. Sorry dude. This is garbage.
@@Bsnowman22 What are you even talking about? You're trying to act tough because someone pointed out this is junk food? When half the comments agree? Yeah okay buddy boy.
@@SEO-simple I am confused... who pointed out junk food? Also what sort of videos got deleted you mean from the channels creation? Are you saying he reviewed junk food mres then deleted those?
"going to save a little mayo got a couple of ideas" I've never been more terrified
Even with context, the mayo experiments took me places I was not ready to go.
I was waiting for him to put mayo in his drink. 😅
Hearing the word “mayo” makes me terrified in and of itself
Fill the backpack with Mayo. Fall on it to hear what sound it makes.
@JDPetty0990 Wow. I did not expect that mental picture.
Chinese soldier: Wish I had some dessert to go with this meal
US soldier: Wish I had some meal to go with this dessert
The year is 2042, the stalemate over pacific islands between the two major powers has reached its third year. Well-dug trenches with reniforced rooftops, along with more powerful anti-vehicle weapons and the plenthora of drones that complement them have created the most high-tech trench warfare ever seen by man-kind. Any smallest ground offensive into the no-man's land would be immediately spoted and attacked. Warfare from this point have evolved into missile barrages from submarines, hoping that sufficient bombardment might create openings. For both sides, all that's left for the grunts in the tunnels is to wait, morale is at an all-time low. Post-war myth has it, that a sap tunnel created by chinese engineers broke through into a large crater reachable by americans became somewhat of a trading ground, where soldiers less-inclined to fight from both sides would sneak in, leave notes and goods for anything new. Aside from shell arts and personal keepsakes, the most popular trade was food...where chinese soldiers would trade away some of their extra noodles and rices for american chocolate beans and sweet jams.
US Soldier: You got dessert on my meal....!
Chinese Solider: You got meal on my dessert.......!
Steve: Mmmm! Nice! The combination is savory and sweet - an excellent and nourishing meal.
US and Chinese Solider: Nice! Let's all get our trays out!! 😊
🤣
Did we watch the same video? Three of those components could be considered "desert," but somehow the whole thing is nothing but desserts?
As someone who just spent two days eating MREs almost exclusively… this is the fucking truth 😂😂😂
Steve is a man who will always be happy to have a meal that most likely won’t poison him and is above room temperature. His review of the burger patty was in a league of its own. How could you dislike this guy?
when steves happy im happy lol
i mean if its equally eat well i have no complaint, at least
This is the strangest combination of food in an MRE maybe ever
They gotta look out for the Latino homeboys who make up an increasing percentage of ground troops.
"Take the old MRE menu and add jalapeños and tortillas"
@@toastedt140Works for their mental age, cause this MRE looks like its made for a ten year old.
Thought the same thing, but always appreciate Steve’s optimism and creativity.
Not a good morale boost if you get stuck with the MRE with a bad review, from the master.
the mutts time is coming to an end...
“How can we entice kids to join the military in this day and age? By allowing and encouraging them to continue their shitty school cafeteria lunch choices. Fuck it, we’ll get PfizerInsulin to sponsor too. “
The US spends millions on camo-tech.
The US field beverage - visible from space.
😂😂😂 green Ground Zero.
The real stand-out item for me was the hi-viz orange of the Reeses pack. Colours like that are just what you need to brighten up a dull day in the field.
😂😂😂
OMG so true 🤣💀
So ET can see those Reeses Pieces.
Im stationed in WA and I've never seen this MRE. This man is getting the early release my dudes.
Nice
that's a 1993 gas station feast in America, right there!
More like a 2024 America gas station feast.
Project Zomboid reference????
Yep. We always complained the Army gave us decent hot entrees we couldn't eat on the move. Only thing it's missing is Vienna sausages and Copenhagen.
@@trikstari7687 can you still get ecto-cooler these days?
@@Wasmachineman project zomboid fans when they realize the year 1993 and gas stations exist in real life
Coffee instant, type zero.
Sad. Seriously.... NO coffee?
@@chrismaverick9828those foreign wars are expensive, bro. Gotta cut costs somewhere.
Pretty demoralizing, chocolate drank ghetto mocha after dinner was a weak replacement for Lucky Strikes with a fresh pack of matches but they found a way to make it worse. Now they just tease with matches, if arson becomes a problem there’s nobody but themselves to blame.
"not nice"
What? No coffee!? WTF!? Well at least add some powdered Rip-it powder, ice tea powder or the hot chocolate.
I don’t know if anyone has ever told you this but Steve you are like the bob Ross of Mre unboxing. You’re the best bro! Thank you for all your videos!
Hey right on thanks man! nice
alright cool, see ya
Yup many a people have said that
Only Steve can eat something that looks like it’s the texture and consistency of warm wet cat food and call it “Spectacular”. Never stop being you Steve.
A sailor's pallette is... unique.
The joys when you hop on gear 💪
@@KageNoTora74
Sailors eat real food
@TheJohn_Highway The MRE IS real food. It's just processed and treated with preservatives added to make it shelf stable. Only a couple of Navy Rates are really going to be using MREs with any regularity, Special Warfare and Construction Battalion. Pretty much all other sailors have access to a mess deck with a full galley.
@@TheJohn_Highway The ones who always have access to a mess deck and full galley don't have to subsist on MREs, but what about the ratings that take them away from that, like Seabees or Special Warfare? MREs ARE real food, just shelf stable and ready to eat as is.
that drink looks like coolant
Thank you! I'd be tempted to empty the glass into the car radiator.
Coolant probably tastes better than that drink. 😊
@@brenthaymon280 Reminds me of an incident that occurred when I was hiking/climbing in Sequioa National Park in 1981. One of our group experienced a medical emergency, one of the symptoms of which was that he was hyperventilating. Just about the first question the EMS paramedic asked us was whether he had been drinking wood alcohol or anti-freeze (he hadn't). Struck me as a dumb thing to do then, and my opinion hasn't changed.
@@DraftySatyr Yeah because on a hot day, hiking in the woods, there's nothing quite so refreshing as a cold bottle of antifreeze. 🤣
Hhhhhm Dexcool II fresh from the Caprice.
There's nothing better than getting home from a long day of work and sitting down to eat my dinner to find there's a new Steve video. Does anyone else eat while watching these? Nice
I like to eat an MRE while watching these, the most immersive experience
Watching him eat makes me so GD hungry I HAVE to be eating too watch it.
Yeah. I got 2 of the previous versions in my 2025 Insp. date box. Was missing the Tuna one. No great loss. Had Au Gratin Potato’s and the Bacon Cheese Spread.
Add to the potatoes old and rotten? Sounds...Nice, m'kay.
I have to eat while watching these. If I don't, I get so hungry I have to pause and go fix a meal, then come back and watch while I eat anyways.
Whoever removed coffee is being chased by wisdom, but they are faster.
This might just be the most creative comment I've seen in a long time.
lmaooo
All I can think is that sleep is important, and they dont want you jazzed up on evening MREs
@@duncanluciak5516drink it it the morning every mre needs coffee it's not like u sleep alot in the field RLTW
My only thought is the cost and the fact that coffee dehydrates you. Possibly some interaction between prolonged stress and caffeine as well.
Luminous green drink, Reese's Pieces, Cheezeits, Cake?
Who designed this menu, a 12 year old?
Immigrants are changing America. Deal with it, racists.
You clearly do not understand the desires of cold, tired 18-21 year old infantrymen. Guys used to fight over who got the Beef Ravioli because that was one of three that actually had M&Ms in the accessory packet. I avoided that by making a beeline for the Mexican entrees, because that meant you'd get Jalapeno Cheeze instead of regular cheeze or (god forbid) peanut butter/jelly.
What better way to ensure a victory royale at the battle of Tomato Town?
I keep saying it, but I would starve in today’s military. What a pile of junk that meal is.
and? Looks like it tastes good and can be eaten while moving.
This MRE has to be the result of a packing error. It has to be. There's no way anyone would think this ration is okay to send out.
1 trillion budget at its finest 😂
Nah but fr servicemen gonna flood the top brass with complaints if this is it
@@hauscchildt6418 DI&E at its finest.
Maybe you missed the recent military recruitment ads lol.....
@@Shyhalu insulin has left the chat
WTF?!?! no coffee? no creamer? no sugar? no hot sauce?
Would have been very easy to throw in another packet with all of that.
Well to be honest their every food has sugar so no sugar is fine no coffee on the other hand
Genuinely surprised by the lack of hot sauce in an MRE with "pepper jack patty"
Perhaps surveys showed vast numbers of service members didn't use that shit and so it showed it was a wasted expenditure.
@@SonOfTheDawn515The troops who don't use theirs are easily outpaced by the Mexican hombres using 15 packets
no coffee is wack
Naww think about it, granola kids getting Gastaion food .. I mean Hell yah
14:00 this man holding his tray of yummy snacks NEVER FAILS TO MAKE MY DAY. HE THINKS EVERYTHING IS SO ELEGANT AND DELICIOUS. What a king
The lack of coffee is emotionally damaging.
Lowered my morale and I'm not even there
@@FirstOfTheMagi😂😂😂
The lack of coffee is a measure of stupid masked by ignorance
I usually don't even drink coffee but I have to agree
Yeah, they would have had to remove one of the healthy options to make space for the coffee. You know, like the M&Ms or the cheeze bits.
I just ate this one last week. Not impressed. Mine came with the patty, tortillas, BBQ sauce, mayo, bacon cheese spread, oatmeal chocolate chip cookie, peanut M&Ms, and au gratin potatoes. The best part was the cheese spread. Mine did not have the apple spread.
It's pretty good I liked the hasbrowns mre tho
How are the potatoes?
Woah. That's the weirdest combination of junk I've ever heard of.
Tortillas plus the cheese to make a bacon cheese wrap is the goat. Tear that meat block in half and stuff them in there and you got something half decent to eat.
12 hours in a combat situation.
An MRE comes your way.
Food is food. When things calm, happiness comes in a pouch.
Mission first, take care, come home.
Steve, I am loving your content!
Some other blog I read linked me to this.
I am no soldier, nor eater of these sorts of items. But, your knowledge and wisdom and simple flair are all pure entertainment.
I love when you arrange everything on the tray, and say, "Nice."
I can't place you're accent, but it seems like it's from a time, not a region.
Happily subscribed.
According to the description, he's in Florida.
This is like if a middle school kid came up with a menu
That was my thought too. I get that these are going to be eaten mostly by eighteen- to twenty-two-year-olds, but that seems a bit childish even for that demographic.
Feels like a mix of stuff you'd buy at a gas station at 3 AM on a long road trip.
This must be the 7-11 edition.
These are made for kids only 5 years out of middle school
Most likely, an overweight scientist with 15 master degrees.
The coffee thing man. I cant get over that
It’s unforgivable😤
@@Funambulism they are just mocking us
Just shows how poorly decided the MREs are these days. You can bet even the older menus still in service today have lost their coffee.
@@Funambulism It is trying to be politically correct in a war zone 😢
@@stevea9604What the fuck does political correctness have to do with coffee
Steve, I’ve never commented on any of your stuff before to my knowledge, but I want to thank you for always staying so amazingly and perfectly you!
Any time I’m anxious or stressed, I just watch one of your videos; No matter new or old, it’s always calming and relaxing. So sincerely, thank you!
My girlfriend is starting to watch your videos too now, NICE!
There are many MRE channels out there, but nobody does it as good as Steve. I'm a fan, because Steve makes MRE videos interesting from beginning to end. Thank you Steve!
11:34 Okay I’m usually pretty open minded about food combos but I’m super skeptical of that one.
It is a classic paring. Cheese and pie. So good.
@@DeedlyDood
Seems very strange to me.
It's real but steeve is reaching with his prison food creation
Dude is gonna get glued to his toilet for hours
Looks like a Taco Bell meal honestly
Him: Smells like a buttery cheese cracker.
Me: CHEEZIT
That green drink made me laugh out loud. What an odd choice lmao. It really does look like something you'd get served in a Fallout game with a high Uranium-235 content lmao.
Looks like lime Kool-aid. 🤷🏻♂️
I have to say Steve that at 12:36 that tray looked like a breakfast that my young kids would have made me on fathers day.
can we just successful together rather than its been like this for 3 yrs, hard life together, its silly
someone did better and live better than rest is perfectly normal why is this nonsense
US Military: "Potential recruits are too fat!"
US Military Diet: Salt, sugar, carbs, preservatives... 😂
I lost over 50 lbs when I got out.
@@Scyber_Official circle k
Three of these a day & the diarrhea/nausea will have you losing plenty of weight.
It's an MRE, it's meant to be a lot of calories in a small package. Although they definitely could've swapped the Reese's Pieces with something not as sweet.
@@kylesyoutubeandstuff2895True, but sweets in MREs, especially popular candies is often included for morale purposes as well.
No Coffee???? Our civilization is in decline!
soldiers need electrolytes! (brought to you by carls jr)
Without coffee, no civilization can survive
Yep. The lack of coffee offends me.
I'm sure wokeness is to blame for this somehow!
I think something similar happened on a ship called bounty.
1st they took the smokes out, now the coffee, blasphemy.
its all junk food and the no coffee leads me to think its for kids.
bet flavor gets removed next
No wonder nobody wants to join the military. Especially with Emily and her two moms 😂
You forgot tabasco, they dropped tabasco.......
@@uwillnevahno6837 this is a sign of society's eventual collapse IMO.
The least they could do, which would also be annoying, is to get rid of those cool little mini-Tabasco bottles and substitute yet-another plastic pouch. Oh well...
I'm a bulk cooker myself and I've never considered mixing jalapenos into a burger before. Guess I have something new to try now!
Babe wake up a new steve1989mreinfo video dropped
I was about to sleep and he dropped TWO videos!
Hell yea "babe"
Babe wake up, an unoriginal npc comment format just dropped for the billionth time :^)
@@u2beuser714people are gonna be crossing their borders soon trust me.
Nice!
They managed to make an MRE without any vegetables and mostly junk food. I guess this is the U.S. on a tray. Nice.
That toilet paper is needed 🤣🤣
Troops eat at dining halls, MREs are only for when they can't get to one, which is not too often.
The French give their soldiers ostrich with cranberries because there's like 10 of them and they always have plenty of time to sit around on their butts and leisurely cook it.
Respectfully.
Ah, a douche liberal has made it here. Hi Karen! Get wrecked.
@@Rutherford_Inchworm_IIIPlus those MREs while up terribly.
It is good to see this guy back. I was Infantry (RET) and around when we changed from C Rats to MREs. At first, the MREs were so bad our unit dog would not eat them and the reason they have Tabasco is because they tasted so bad at first, theft of hot sauce from the chow halls was rampant to try to kill the taste. LOL, a bone in Chicken and Rice, one of the better ones was not uncommon. One time I thought I hit a bone and it was actually a whole chicken beak. I never knew that a chicken beak had a vertical part to it, so, a thinking positive (except on HIV tests and we banged a lot of hookers) status, I learned science in addition to having food.
NGL the PLA ration he posted before this video looks better thought out than this.
This one looks like they tried to cut costs
At this point they've already cut too much cost in brain power to even realise this is a joke. The lower cost of this ration i think is a byproduct, not an intent. Most of the chain of command is braindead at this point, no one in it's right mind would give this a pass except if they're intentionally trying to poison soldiers.
This one looks like they are gearing up to send the iPad kids off to war. They just need to add a collectible sticker to the accessory pack that they can stick to their guns.
@@Vok250 they should just go all in and replace the beverage poweder with gfuel
@@Vok250 bro fr😂
Sad to admit but the PLA one last week does look way better. This “meat” patty on a wet tortilla is just not a moral booster.
I needed a Steve video tonight. I hope you're doing well sir.
Hey right on man hope you have a great night
nice
Does this... does this MRE have THREE desserts? No veggies.. it's an entire bag of junk food.
No wonder the army has an obesity problem now
Why are you so triggered by this? You're not the only one, all up and down he thread people are shrieking like the enemy has mimisgendered them in the field because they can't read their they/them gender identity patch?
@@Heike-- It's garbage food and we should have more respect for our servicemembers. Literally took gas station snacks and sold it to the government to give to troops at 10x the price.
@@snarkylive These foods are for active, on the go troops burning thousands of calories a day. They're tested, have nutritionists on the job...and what is with the weird, off comment? You one of those NPCs from the IDF propaganda units that suddenly appeared posting demoralization content all over TH-cam recently?
@@snarkylive MREs are meant to be eaten on the go, ready to eat, and something the troops actually want to eat, and surprise surprise, they didn't like the shit they had before and were tossing out half the ration. They might actually eat all of this.
@@Heike--
"Why are you so triggered by this? "
Goes into a gender rant.
Projection is a hell of a drug.😂
Thanks for the shoutout Steve!!
Hey CT what's up man! Hey everyone that sees this, subscribe to truckermre - some really good MRE reviews and worth checking out!
@@Steve1989MRE Agreed!
This MRE seems so unpractical. Messy to eat out in the field without a tray, way to many packages, no item to eat fast in a combat situation or easy save later that is not a bag of mush (where is the energybar?) wtf is that low fat mayo? and NO COFFEE???? At least trow a pack of that freeze dried Colombian in there.
I do envy the flameless heater, but at the same time you would still heat water for coffee anyway for those dehydrated meals. This one is an easy trade away for me.
skill issue. patty types are one of the easiest meals to eat in the field
Nah, this is fine in the field. Mayo goes on tortillas, that's mini meal one.(Its easiest to just break the tortillas in half rather than trying to unfold them.) Main can be eaten right from the packaging, hot or cold, mini meal 2. Cheese its and reeses are snacks, perfect for leaving in a dump pouch. Pound cake and apple pie juice can be either included for calories or removed to save weight. If you have time, you can spread the apple pie juice on the pound cake, if not, you can slurp it. Pound cake is pound cake.
Remember, this is NOT something you eat day after day. This is something you take in a backpack for 12 hours of energy, or a couple of them for a few days. We have UGRs for longer term operations in environments too austere to support an actual kitchen and cooks.
@@AnAngryRedGummyBearWhat does UGR stand for? Ugly Gross Ration?
@@AnAngryRedGummyBearO.K. UGR is the T ration.
I think it's workable with but how long is this actually meant to last? I refuse to believe it lasts any good time.
Haven’t seen Steve truly enjoyed an MRE for quite a long while and I’m so grateful enough that I can even hear him smiling
Glad to see you back with something new. Unfortunate the loss of the coffee in this MRE though.
Fantastic lineup? I would disagree. To me the items don't have any cohesiveness. That is definitely an MRE I would trade off.
It's gonna be hard to find a 5 year old to eat that crap.
They don't have a nutritional value either. I don't think the US army wants its troops alive at this point.
They include torillas because no one liked the snack bread, which was good. No shame in wrapping a log of meat in a torilla and devouring it. That and the apple spread on the poundcake is probably amazing.
@@raideurng2508yes but they should switch the mayo for salsa. Then it would be perfect
@@cobefriend7797 Agreed, that or BBQ sauce.
Fantastic!! Freaking love the enthusiasm of the different components Steve comes across.. .
Nothing like watching Steve eat MRE'S while I get macaroni.
is it kraft? i've got a bowl of kraft in front of me
I enjoy eating while watching these too.
I think Steve just invented Taco Bell’s next menu item.
That Fast Food Joint that desperate to spice up their menu? pun intended
The spicy barfarito.
they added a giant cheez it to the supreme
You're not wrong; they already added a giant cheezit to the menu.
Great review Steve, it's so calming to watch you explore these interesting MRE's.
The legendary Steve appears!!!!! I freaking love these vids buddy!
Steve I missed you
It's good to be back with a couple new ones - hope you have a great night and see ya around
nice
@@Steve1989MREGlad you survived the hurricane!
@@dosler7560 we all missed Steve
Got appreciate the thought and technical development that's gone into designing these military rations, and the taste obviously!
NO COFFEE? WTF? Wow MRE's have come a long way since the mid 1980's. I've had some newer ones and they were excellent, but this one strikes me as some crap a gamer would eat while glued to his console on a 3-day binge. Love the video!
So now you've figured out who joins the military when they realise mom ain't paying for the internet any more.
Well have you seen what the average drone operator looks like?
Yay!! Double Steve Upload!!! Helps keep me sober!!!!
Hey man it's good to see ya. Yessir we got this one and the new type of Chinese ration tonight. Take care & have a good one!
Same
@@Alcoholic_Infantrymanbecause when I drink, I break out in handcuffs
@@Alcoholic_Infantryman I get the gimmick but don't go full alcoholic
In the Midwest we have a fast food chain called Taco John’s. They used to have a dessert called the Apple grande which was a flat crispy cinnamon sugar tortilla covered with apple pie filling and topped with cheddar cheese. It was always beyond delicious and I was heart broken when they discontinued it. This episode brought me back to that dish! Love what you do and can’t wait until you pop up again!
I don’t even drink coffee and I get disappointed with Steve when this happens.
The contrast between this and the Chinese one is absolutely terrifying
They manage to make the chinese one look gourmet compare to this
Wild times we are living in. Can't help but feel like something big is coming..
@@Dorkus_ oh boy I can’t wait to be the one charging a trench for edible food this go around instead of it being the other way around - a refreshing change of pace
I'd rather have this one. Two snacks for later, the muffintop/apple combo, and a big piece of meat. What's not to love?
@@raideurng2508 To maximize the nutritional value of an MRE you are supposed to consume all the contents. After a day of pushing your body in combat, you likely will not be saving your cheezits and m&M's for a midnight snack.
In my opinion the Chinese MRE showed far more sustenance than the highly processed and chemically induced foods included in this US ration. RFK jr. would be sick if he saw our latest MRE. One thing is fixing this in my opinion, and that is voting for Trump 2024. God bless. 🙏 ❤️
Love getting onto TH-cam and seeing multiple videos from Steve. Nice!
Crappy packaging, no tabasco, no salt, no pepper, no sugar, no coffee or even tea, no crackers, and LOWFAT mayo... sigh.... :( , At least your videos are good.
Taking the coffee away is a real low blow 😕
@@Mark-lj1djlol yeah they’re grown adults you’re not feeding school children give those soldiers their damn coffee
@@Mark-lj1djthis looks like a plate of junk food with no fiber compared to the Chinese MRE
the "crappy" packaging is a deliberate attempt to reduce the over all volume of the MRE, everything else, I agree with, but I was never a coffee drinker when I was in, so the coffee, creamer, and sugar all wound up in the trash
D.E.I
Steve double feature to overcome by dissapointment of this bills game
Sadly will not overcome my grief of losing Rice. But it helps
@@wheresmypc I also lost rice, probably cost me my matchup this week. Brutal
true!
Lion’s are my hometown team, but I’ve been struggling as well with AJ Brown being out! 1-2 as it stands. Projected to win now since my opponent has Allen, and he is underperforming from what it seems.
@@andrewb229 I also lost AJ Brown, hopefully he’s back this week though
When i saw that Reese's, Cheez-Its, and apple spread taco i was in disbelief. Love the videos man
No coffee is a war crime.
Coffee is gross.
@@redcat9436 Fatty sugar crap is gross, this MRE looks like it was made for 1st graders
@@Sinistrad627 Both are gross
Other than the beef patty, this whole menu might as well have been a dessert plate. The patty didn't work with anything.
when i saw steve1989 pop up on my youtube i literally said out loud “hes still alive oh my gosh” good to see you again man ❤️
You are just what the doctor ordered, Steve. Thanks for helping with my heartache.
Steve1989mreinfo I was not having a great night but you posted your video, you’re always right on time when it comes to video posting
@@Alcoholic_Infantryman i believe you alcoholic infantryman
Big fan bro been watching you since 2018 keep up the good work
“Bro”
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Why would they swap out mustard and ketchup for mayonnaise ?
DEI inclusion ... •_•
Mayo offsets pepper jack?
@@joshp5563 mayo sucks compared to the other 2. But give me Marie's hot sauce any day
be glad they still include the "Beef" and not removed just to please the Vegan Group. and no Coffee damn well im suprise no Soybean Formula in there. to complete the DEI ration.
They wouldn't want morale to get TOO high
The sight of that unholy combination of cheez-its, the cat food burger patty, and mayo on that tortilla was truly depressing. They really are just making these meals for children fresh out of school. Sad state of affairs.
I mean they kinda are making meals for kids straight outta school though. I have a feeling this menu won’t survive the next review.
I miss the old-school MREs they had back in the late 80's and early 90's when I was in. They were filled with real food, not junk food, and plenty of stuff to get creative with if you wanted to. Now it looks like they're packing these things in a convenience store, it's all junk and sugar. Ick.
@@antipsychotic451 ITS A KIDS TV DINNER IN A POUCH.. Bru GEN ALPHA ALMOST 18
@@Raskolnikov70 eew
@@Ducaso I mean, that's why I said it. Almost every high school in the US has army recruiters come by every year because they know it's easier to convince children to fight in wars rather than people with developed cognitive abilities.
Don’t ever change Steve!!!!! We love you man!
I had to ping my wife when this dropped. We're separated now, but Steve transcends that. We can get divorced later, but for now, get that out onto a tray, brother!
Sorry to hear and I trust you guys make the right decision. Pray and see what God can do
watching this while doing homework 🔥 best channel ever
"mitochondria is the powercell of the accessory packet"
That was an amazing experimentation of flavours and textures! Pure magical.
Steve, I've thought about this often when watching your reviews - Have you ever dropped the tray? Standing while holding the tray in one hand, with uneven weight in one corner from the beverage, I figured it must've happened once or twice.
I was just thinking the same thing.
Steve seems pretty strong... haha
Food gore with junk food lol I can’t believe this is government food
I like falling asleep to these videos but I was too invested watching this one. The apple pie spread sounds so cool!
So you’re saying Steve bores you. Weird flex but okay…
11:18 This is essentially the modern version of Prometheus taking fire from the gods and giving it to humans.
Modern version Prometheus would have never made it up the mountain.
Get a grip. It’s apple pie filling on a Cheese Nip. My God, are you making a cake out of a crumb…
"Smells like a buttery cheese cracker." Uh, you mean cheez-its? lol
I wonder why they have generic names for obvious name brand foods like Cheez-It's, Corn Nuts, Combos, etc. Yet they use retail packaging for some snacks like Reese's.
I loved watching Steve pretend to not know what a Cheez-it is
@@davesecx Guessing they're able to secure contracts for some licensed snack foods, but not all of them.
Steve is and should be treated as a national treasure, you’re the man Steve keep up the great work on your videos 👍
As a fellow appreciator of mayo...I think that might be the first time I have seen it in an MRE. Nice.
A hamburger patty on a tortilla with a side of mayonnaise and a bunch of junk food? What is this? An MRE for five-year-olds?
Muricah, baby
Only thing I can think of is that since enrollment is down, they are targeting gen Alpha with this meal. Lol
@@casteanpreswyn7528 They need chicken nuggets and hot pockets for that.
Nineteen years olds, first Halloween away from friends and family. This is a morale booster, for the unholy day! Had twenty dollars at 13 years old, I may or may not spent it all on Reese peanut butter cups, may or may not been 1977 and the dollar went far, twenty dollars was a real flex. May have done that every paper route payday. 55 years later There may or may not be any desire to taste Reese ever again. I will drink the antifreeze and eat the marble cake in this meal, the rest I will share with the lads, perhaps trade for prune juice !
No, 17 year olds
Another clean tray.
The creativity with this one is amazing! Nice!
You've really got to get creative with menu 19. Interesting to see they removed the cheese spread
No coffee? My disappointment is immeasurable. How could they. Thanks for soldiering though this one on our behalf.
C'mon man you can't have soldiers all hopped up on caffeine, they might not get their full 8 hrs of sleep, during a battle
Our behalf? Are you a coffie producer? Or are you just an unemployed lad whose existence doesn't move a single goddam thing in society? Your behalf doesn't exist because you don't matter bro, come back down amongst us.
I always enjoy your videos. I've eaten lunch and dinner with you many times!😊
The way that juice hit the tortilla was not appealing.😅
Half the food is pure sugar. Candy, cake, apple jelly. Jesus what a horrible MRE.
Having not eating sugar for over a year now, I would get sick by this meal instantly
I'd instantly trade these Cheez-Its and Reese's for something else that resembles an actual food
And no fiber... Your digestive system and asshole are gonna ''love'' you for that on those strenuous long marches!
Love your videos, Steve! Always entertaining and insightful.
Simultaneous uploads: 🇺🇸 vs 🇨🇳
Cold War 2: Reheated
holy damn, this looks like a teenager made it lmao. Chinese one looks so much better and healthier in comparison, this one might have more calories but you can bet they are empty in nutritional value
Glad ur back steve. Love seeing these vids
No coffee is a crime
How can you say that instead of condemning the entire ratio lack of anything your body actually needs, the lack of coffee is the lesser offender here. This entire ration is criminal
Honestly the Chinese 20B MRE looked more like an actual meal lol. This is like the adult version of lunchables but the components don't even fit together to resemble any actual menu item. It's like a parent asked their kid what they would put into an MRE and this is what came out lol.
That being said I probably still would really enjoy this if I had it. But if I had to guess if you gave this to someone who grew up outside of the US, they'd be confused
I guess the one upside is you've got several things to trade with the guy next to you, hopefully in exchange for something that pairs a bit better.
This MRE looks like something I would make myself at 3am.
@@joshuadarrow True. A boosterpack MRE lol
@@LordFantasthick lol
I don't get how people don't get this - MREs are not for long term sustainment. MREs are for temporary, fast, sustainment. You don't eat MREs for a month, or even a week. For extended deployment operations, you depend more on UGRs than MREs. People talking about "But the chinese MRE is more of a real meal than this!" Yes, an MRE is meant to be scarfed down cold if needed by squeezing the pack. I imagine the pork noodles with a separate sauce doesn't take to this very well. This is meant to be many calories in small, light packaging. That means meat, cheese, fatty stuff so that it can be stuffed into a ruck. Most of the time, weight is at such a premium that the MRE is taken apart and most of it set aside ahead of operations so that even less of it can be carried forwards.
Been a while since I've seen this channel. Glad Steve is OK and he's still doing what he loves.
(Totally forgotten I Subbed a long time ago.)😂
I was in the Dutch army 25 years ago, and for some reason, our rations were meals. Like vegetables, potatoes and meat, or rice with meat etc. It appears to me that US MRE'S meanly are snacks. Not real meals. They look cool though. So I ordered 3 today for €12,- each. Nice to keep them in my car for roadtrips etc.
For 36 Euro, you could have gotten much better shelf stable food at Lidl. You could have even had real vegetables in it.
Hey I've got one of these now lol. I never dreamed of the day when I would be enjoying the same quality of food of the US military. Remember Appalachia
Now all ya need is a tray!
@@Steve1989MRE no steel trays available however I do have a Korean era mess kit I'm using! My husband has a Czech mess kit he's using.
I always love watching your show, been doing it for years. Thank you for your content. Never had an M.R.E. before I'll look into it.
"Probably the most fun you'll ever have with a tortilla." How do you not want this guy as a neighbor? Another great video Steve!