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Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) is a self-contained meal in lightweight packaging produced by the United States of America for its soldiers in the battlefield where organized food facilities are not available. They replaced C-rations in the early 1980s.

Each meal provides approximately 1200 kcal (1200 "Calories"). Contents include: an entree or starch, crackers, a cheese, peanut butter or jelly spread, a dessert or snack, beverages, an accessory packet, a plastic spoon and a flameless ration heater (FRH).

Packaging requirements are strict. MREs must be capable of withstanding parachuteApollo 15 capsule landed safely despite a parachute failure. A parachute is a device used to slow the descent of a falling body or load. The word parachute comes from the French words para, protect or shield, and chute, to fall. Therefore parachute actual drops from 380 mTo help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 100 m and 1 km. See also lengths of other orders of magnitude. Shorter distances 100 m is equal to: wavelength of the highest medium wave radio frequency, 3 MHz 328 feet side of (1250 feet), and non-parachute drops of 30 mTo help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10 m and 100 m. See also lengths of other orders of magnitude. Shorter distances 10 m is equal to: 1 decametre 1,000 centimetres 10,000 millimetres 32. 8 feet side of square wit (100 feet). The packaging is required to maintain a minimum shelf life of three years at 80°F(27°C) or six months at 100°F(38°C); additionally, short-term temperature extremes of -60°F(-51°C) to 120°F(49°C) must be sustainable.

Early MREs were notoriously poor in quality, earning them the nicknames "Meals Rejected by Everyone" and even "Meals Rejected by EthiopiaThe Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ityop'iya Amharic ) is a country of northeastern Africa. It has one of the most extensive known histories as an independent nation in the continent. Unique among African countries, the Ethiopian monarchy maintains" - in reference to a country that was gripped by famineA famine is a situation in which a certain country or area does not have enough food to feed its population. As a result, many affected by the famine are undernourished and others die of starvation. Famine was so well known in the ancient world that Famin at the time. Although quality has improved, the nicknames have stuck.

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