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{{SeeWikipedia|MRE}} | {{SeeWikipedia|MRE}} | ||
[[File:MRE.jpg|thumb|UNSC standard issue MRE, menu 12.]] | [[File:MRE.jpg|thumb|UNSC standard issue MRE, menu 12.]] | ||
The concept of battlefield '''Meals, Ready-to-Eat''', or "'''MREs'''" for short, has not changed much over the past six hundred years. MREs are carried aboard [[UNSC]] vessels for use on the battlefield. A conventional MRE contains a single meal, consisting of pre-cooked food which has been vacuum-sealed into plastic containers or pouches so as to prevent spoiling.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Meal, Ready-to-Eat|MRE]]</ref> | The concept of battlefield '''Meals, Ready-to-Eat''', or "'''MREs'''" for short, has not changed much over the past six hundred years. MREs are carried aboard [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] vessels for use on the battlefield. A conventional MRE contains a single meal, consisting of pre-cooked food which has been vacuum-sealed into plastic containers or pouches so as to prevent spoiling.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Meal, Ready-to-Eat|MRE]]</ref> | ||
These MREs are designed so that the contents remain edible for months, or even years, if need be. MREs are typically used in areas of combat where constructing a kitchen facility is not possible, or practical due to time or safety constraints. Each [[Human Entry Vehicle | These MREs are designed so that the contents remain edible for months, or even years, if need be. MREs are typically used in areas of combat where constructing a kitchen facility is not possible, or practical due to time or safety constraints. Each [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|Human Entry Vehicle]] stores a number of MREs for the landed [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page ?''</ref>The ODSTs who landed on [[Installation 04]] had ample supplies to set up [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]], including MREs. | ||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
MREs have conventionally contained a number of food items, and there are usually dozens of different meals and variations so that not every MRE contains the same meal. This is so that soldiers may have a variety in their Diets while in a hostile area. Some of the materials that could be found in an MRE may include: | MREs have conventionally contained a number of food items, and there are usually dozens of different meals and variations so that not every MRE contains the same meal. This is so that soldiers may have a variety in their Diets while in a hostile area. Some of the materials that could be found in an MRE may include: | ||
*Basic [[Rations]] | *Basic [[List of food and drinks|Rations]] | ||
*[[Stim-Packs]] | *[[List of food and drinks#Desserts/Junk Food|Stim-Packs]] | ||
*[[Protein Bar]]s | *[[List of food and drinks#Protein|Protein Bar]]s | ||
*Instant [[Coffee]] | *Instant [[List of food and drinks#Beverages|Coffee]] | ||
*Nutritional Supplements | *Nutritional Supplements | ||
*[[Candy Bar]]s | *[[List of food and drinks#Desserts/Junk Food|Candy Bar]]s | ||
The opinion of MREs in the 26th century is unknown, however many military autobiographies in the late 20th and early 21st centuries recorded negative opinions, being somewhat nasty to eat. | The opinion of MREs in the 26th century is unknown, however many military autobiographies in the late 20th and early 21st centuries recorded negative opinions, being somewhat nasty to eat. |
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