Since many people are looking at various meal plans to supplement their preps, I thought I would give Heater Meal a try. I met the vendor and got two of them for free at the National Hurricane Conference the other day.
BLUF: I thought they were bland tasting despite adding the included seasoning packet, salt and pepper. The meal did have good texture however. An interesting item I have not see included in a retort packed meal is the white tray (similar to what your butcher might use for hamburger meat) for placing the hot meal on prior to eating. Though some kind of chocolate peanut butter was included, there was no bread or cracker to spread it on. A nice surprise was the fruit packet contained raisins and dehydrated mangoes and pineapples. A powdered fruit drink was included, but regrettably not tried. I was expecting to find a traditional MRE style heater, but this one included a separate salt water packet to activate the heater. This is most likely to satisfy air travel requirements.
Would I buy these meals? Only as a last resort. For me, I would rather spend the money on MREs or something similar. Yes, I know, buckets, freeze dried, etc, BUT these are supposed to be similar MREs as a quick on the go type of meal.
Here are some photos:
BLUF: I thought they were bland tasting despite adding the included seasoning packet, salt and pepper. The meal did have good texture however. An interesting item I have not see included in a retort packed meal is the white tray (similar to what your butcher might use for hamburger meat) for placing the hot meal on prior to eating. Though some kind of chocolate peanut butter was included, there was no bread or cracker to spread it on. A nice surprise was the fruit packet contained raisins and dehydrated mangoes and pineapples. A powdered fruit drink was included, but regrettably not tried. I was expecting to find a traditional MRE style heater, but this one included a separate salt water packet to activate the heater. This is most likely to satisfy air travel requirements.
Would I buy these meals? Only as a last resort. For me, I would rather spend the money on MREs or something similar. Yes, I know, buckets, freeze dried, etc, BUT these are supposed to be similar MREs as a quick on the go type of meal.
Here are some photos: