MRE Review: (Meal, Ready to Eat) Menu No. 17 Sloppy Joe (From 2007)

MRE (Meal, Ready to Eat) Menu No. 22 Sloppy Joe
Here's another MRE review. This time we're looking at a Sloppy Joe meal from The Wornick Compnay that was packaged in 2007 (no date code on the outer bag, but able to determine age from codes on the contents). For something that was over five years old this tasted pretty good. The Sloppy Joe Filling was thick and had a lot of beef in it. The age didn't seem to affect it. It was somewhat spicy, but not overwhelming. Those who like their food spicy can always add the Tabasco sauce that came in the accessory pack (and possibly the Jalapeno Cheese Spread). The other items that don't seem like they'd be good after five years of storage (tortillas, snack crackers and shortbread cookies were all pretty fresh--especially considering the age. The orange beverage powder tasted almost exactly like Orange Gatorade.
Contents:
Sloppy Joe Filling (Entree)
Tortillas
Cheese Spread with Jalapenos
Baked Snack Crackers, Cheddar
Shortbread Cookies
Carbohydrate Electrolyte Beverage Powder--Orange
Flameless Ration Heater
Hot Beverage Bag
Spoon
Accessory Pack: (Matches, Toilet Paper, Moist Towelette, Tabasco Sauce, Instant Coffee, Non-Dairy Creamer, Sugar, Chewing Gum)