Meals Ready To Eat VS Canned Foods

ISSUE 11 | NOVEMBER 2018

EVERSAFE MRES

MEALS READY TO EAT VS CANNED FOODS

MRES VS CANNED FOODS

our day to day foods. Some of them include meals ready to eat

The most important thing for

or MREs, canned food, dehydrated

preparing your family for a long-

foods, and freeze-dried foods.

term disaster is to put away a

This article provides information

little extra food. But most

on the difference between MREs

homeowners are confused as to

and canned foods.

what type of food they should store for such an event. There

What Is Better: MREs Or Canned

are many types of foods that have

Foods?

a longer shelf life compared to

The majority of preppers will

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start by storing a ton of freeze-

grocery stores in town. You can

dried foods in order to face a

easily purchase some of these

disaster situation. In fact, this

foods and store them for a

isn't the best or cheapest method

disaster in the future. But the

available to you. There are many

shelf life is one of the main

other options to consider when

disadvantages of opting for

storing emergency foods to meet a

canned foods for a disaster

disaster situation in the future.

situation. The shelf life of most

Canned foods are some of the

of the canned foods is between

easiest to store since they are

1-2 years at the most. Hence,

readily available in most of the

buying canned food is not the

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best investment in the long run.

items to store in order to face a

On the other hand, you should

disaster situation in the future.

have the utensils to open these

In fact, each package of an MRE

cans and heating to heat the

contains an entire meal with

contents before consuming them.

1,200 to 1,400 calories per

What if you don't have access to

package. You can also opt for

heating in a real disaster

higher calorie value packages

situation? That is where MREs or

when buying MREs on the market.

meals ready to eat come in handy.

On the other hand, you can consume the contents of an MRE

MREs are some of the best food

without heating them. They are

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ready to eat just as they are.

without any problem when stored

You don't have to cook the

in the right conditions. An MRE

contents unless you want to enjoy

should be stored between 50-70F

a hot meal. If that is the case,

for best results. The more the

each MRE package comes with a

storing temperature, the lower

flameless ration heater (FRH) so

the shelf life would be.

that you can heat the meal before

That is why you should opt for

consuming it. The best thing

meals ready to eat or MREs when

about an MRE is the long shelf

buying food items to face a

life of the product. An MRE can

disaster situation in the

last for more than 5 years

future.Â

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Putting away some extra food items is one of the most important things to do when preparing your family for a longterm disaster. This article provides information on the difference between MREs and canned foods.