MRE Menus

Military Meal, Ready to Eat (MRE) packages offer twenty-four different varieties of meals. The composition of the meals changes as production is adjusted to military requirements, new menu ideas, and preferences expressed by soldiers in the field. The US Defense Logistics Agency provided the information for the tables on this page, called MRE XXIV Menus.

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Menus: Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE)

MENU 1	MENU 2	MENU 3	MENU 4	MENU 5
Beefsteak w/ Mushrooms	Pork Rib	Beef Ravioli	Country Captain Chicken	Chicken Breast
Western Beans	Clam Chowder	Potato Sticks	Mashed Potatoes	Minestrone Stew
Jelly	Cheese Spread	Cheese Spread	Peanut Butter	Cheese Spread (Jalapeno)
Crackers	Wheat Snack Bread (2)	Crackers, Vegetable	Crackers	Wheat Snack Bread
	Cookie	Fudge Brownie	Toaster Pastry	Pound Cake
			Candy***	Candy***
Dairy Shake	Beverage Base, Powdered	Beverage Base, Powdered
	Hot Sauce	Hot Sauce	Hot Sauce
Accessory Packet, B	Accessory Packet, A	Accessory Packet, A	Accessory Packet, A	Accessory Packet, D
Spoon	Spoon	Spoon	Spoon	Spoon
Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater

MENU 6	MENU 7	MENU 8	MENU 9	MENU 10
Chicken w/Thai Sauce	Chicken w/Salsa	Beef Patty	Beef Stew	Chili and Macaroni
Yellow/Wild Rice Pilaf	Mexican Rice	Nacho Cheese Pretzels	Beef Jerky
	Shortbread Cookie	Macaroni & Cheese, Mexican		Cookie
Peanut Butter	Cheese Spread (Jalapeno)	Cheese Spread w/Bacon	Jelly	Cheese Spread (Jalapeno)
Crackers	Crackers (Vegetable)	Wheat Snack Bread (2)	Crackers	Wheat Snack Bread
Raisin Nut Mix	Candy***	BBQ Sauce	Cookie
Fruit Vanilla Cappuccino	Mocha Cappuccino		Dairy Shake	Cocoa Beverage Powder
Hot Sauce	Hot Sauce	Hot Sauce	Hot Sauce
Accessory Packet, E	Accessory Packet, C	Accessory Packet, C	Accessory Packet, A	Accessory Packet, B
Spoon	Spoon	Spoon	Spoon	Spoon
Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater

MENU 11	MENU 12	MENU 13	MENU 14	MENU 15
Pasta w/Vegetables in Tomato Sauce	Veggie Burger w/BBQ sauce**	Cheese Tortellini	Manicotti w/Vegetables	Beef Enchiladas
Hard Candy	Hard Candy	Pound Cake	Pound Cake	Refried Beans
Pound Cake	Fudge Brownie	Hard Candy	Salted, Dry Roasted Peanuts	Cookies
Cherries, dried	Cranberries, dried	Spiced Apple	Wet Pack Fruit	Beverage Base, Powdered
Peanut Butter		Peanut Butter	Peanut Butter	Cheese Spread (Jalapeno)
Crackers	Wheat Snack Bread (2)	Crackers	Crackers	Crackers (Vegetable)
	Hot Sauce		Hot Sauce	Picante Sauce
Accessory Packet, D	Accessory Packet, C	Accessory Packet, D	Accessory Packet, C	Accessory Packet, B
Spoon	Spoon	Spoon	Spoon	Spoon
Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater

MENU 16	MENU 17	MENU 18	MENU 19	MENU 20
Chicken w/Noodles	Beef Teriyaki	Cajun Rice, Beans & Sausage**	Roast Beef w/Vegetables	Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce
Raspberry Applesauce	Chow Mein Noodles	Chocolate Sports Bar	Wet Pack Fruit	Apple Sauce, carbo fortified
Peanut Butter	Jam	Cheese Spread	Peanut Butter	Cheese Spread
Crackers	Shortbread Cookie	Crackers	Crackers	Wheat Snack Bread
Candy***	Candy***		Cheese Spread, Jalapeno	Hard Candy
Pretzels	Wheat Snack Bread	Cheddar Cheese Pretzels	Cookie	Wheat Snack Bread
Cocoa Beverage Powder	Beverage Base, Powdered	Beverage Base, Powdered	Cocoa Beverage Powder	Dairy Shake
Hot Sauce	Hot Sauce	Hot Sauce	Hot Sauce	Hot Sauce
Accessory Packet, A	Accessory Packet, E	Accessory Packet, A	Accessory Packet, A	Accessory Packet, A
Spoon	Spoon	Spoon	Spoon	Spoon
Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater

MENU 21	MENU 22	MENU 23	MENU 25
Chicken Tetrazzini	Jambalaya	Chicken w/Cavatelli	Meat Loaf w/Gravy
	Candy***	Fig Bar	Mashed Potato
Cookie	Pound Cake	Pound Cake	Vanilla Wafer Cookie
Crackers	Cheese Spread (Jalapeno)	Cheese Spread w/Bacon	Jelly
Jam	Wheat Snack Bread	Wheat Snack Bread	Crackers
Dairy Shake	Beverage Base, Powdered	Beverage Base, Powdered	Cocoa Beverage Powder
	Hot Sauce	Hot Sauce
Accessory Packet, D	Accessory Packet, A	Accessory Packet, A	Accessory Packet, B
Spoon	Spoon	Spoon	Spoon
Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater	Flameless Heater

*MRE XXIV Menus are the most recently formulated menus. Please note that availability to the "end user" is dependent upon distribution, the two and one-half to three-year stock rotation process, and exhaustion of current menu stock.
**New MRE XXIV entree item.
***Chocolate disks, fruit-flavored disks, Chocolate disks with crisped rice, Chocolate disks with peanut butter, red cinnamon disks or chocolate w/peanut.

Accessory Packet Components

	A	B	C	D	E
Tea, Instant w/Sweetener & Lemon Flavor			X	X
Coffee	X	X
Sugar	X	X			X
Creamer	X	X			X
Salt	X	X	X	X	X
Chewing Gum	X	X	X	X	X
Matches	X	X	X	X	X
Toilet Tissue	X	X	X	X	X
Hand Cleaner	X	X	X	X	X
Apple Cider				X
Red Pepper		X
Seasoning Blend, Salt Free				X
Candy, Vanilla Caramels or Chocolate		X
Tea Bag					X

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