Each MRE has about 1,300 calories and is Surgeon General-approved with sufficient nutrients to sustain a soldier for 21 days, though commanders in some situations might serve MREs longer, Darsch said.

At the Museum of Veterans and Military History, 53 N. Mt. Olive, in Vilonia there are a variety of Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs). Many, military or not, have seen an MRE ...