First Bite of Army MRE Taco!
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In this video, a group of friends taste tests various military ready-to-eat meals (MREs), unboxing and sampling items like chicken with rice, tortillas, beans, pasta, and even dehydrated coffee. The video captures their reactions, humor, and commentary on the taste and texture of the food, providing a lighthearted look at military rations.
The team opens the first package, revealing multiple components: tortillas, chicken, seasoning, chewing gum, and a napkin. They comment on the packaging and the variety of items included.
The package label shows 120g of carbohydrates and 15g of protein per serving, highlighting the high-calorie content designed for soldiers' energy needs.
They construct a tortilla with barbecue chicken and other ingredients, noting the ease of preparation and the importance of following the instructions for the self-heating mechanism.
The first bites are met with positive reactions, especially the barbecue cheese and chicken. The texture is described as crunchy and flavorful.
They mix a powdered juice, which turns out extremely sweet. Later, they sample a dehydrated chocolate dessert, which has a crunchy texture.
A second package contains beans with barbecue sauce and meat. The self-heating pouch is demonstrated, and the taste is compared to pot roast.
The final major meal is pasta with chili peppers. The team notes it resembles mac and cheese and is one of the better-tasting items.
They sample mint and cinnamon chewing gums, which are well-received. A challenge is issued: if the video gets 50,000 likes and subscribers, they will try dehydrated space food in a future video.
The team enjoyed most of the military rations, finding them surprisingly tasty and convenient, though some items were overly sweet or bland. The video ends with a call to action for future content.
What are the two macronutrient amounts listed on the MRE package?
120g of carbohydrates and 15g of protein.
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What items are typically included in the MRE package?
Tortillas, chicken, seasoning, chewing gum, napkin, and a self-heating pouch.
01:05
How does the self-heating mechanism work in the MRE?
You add water to a pouch that activates a heating element, then place the food packet on top to warm.
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What flavor was the powdered juice they tried?
Orange (flavored, but they noted it was very sweet).
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Which meal did the taster compare to 'pot roast my mother makes'?
The beans with barbecue sauce and meat from the second package.
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What was the 'epic' final meal they tried?
Pasta with chili peppers.
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Positive first reaction
The first bite of the barbecue chicken tortilla was well-received, setting a positive tone for the tasting.
04:43Juice sweetness
The powdered juice was extremely sweet, a common critique of MREs.
06:00Comfort food comparison
Tasting the beans and meat, one participant compares it to homemade pot roast, showing the food can be familiar and satisfying.
09:44Pasta and chili favorite
The pasta with chili was considered one of the best items, highlighting variety in MRE menus.
12:07[00:01] . Yes, these are the official meals and we're going to eat like real soldiers. Let's see if we can handle it . Subscribe to the channel and Hey everyone, in today's video we're going to try all these foods that are from the
[00:16] army, and you just open them and eat them. These are literally ready-made meals, folks, today we're going to try them one by one. What are you doing clapping your little hand over there? Are you , it arrived. Captain. Poor thing.
[00:28] [laughs] It turned out awful, honey. Here, folks, are literally the foods that army. And they are literally dehydrated foods that are ready to eat. Just open this bag and eat. And today our little friends here are going to taste the
[00:41] You're always leaving, you're taking yourself out of the picture. I And also, with me, this video is going to be like a zombie rocket. of those packages. Guys, we have no idea what they're like on the inside. Whether you
[00:53] fork, or whether you do n't. Oh my, I'll have to teach you, right? Basic things. I'm just kidding. But here, look, everything you need is prepared no food, no fire, no water. So, everything's here,
[01:05] from the actual food to eat. I used to work in the army, my son. chicken with rice. Hey guys, let's open this package, be kind of an unboxing, you know? Actually, I'm the only one here who's not dressed as a soldier
[01:19] 's actually easy to open because by the time someone opens that thing, [laughs] they're already starving, for God's sake . No, but if it's going to open like that, Thaago, he took it from our mother's package and he's opening it and saying he
[01:31] doing it? He's only going to give his name so he doesn't look bad on video. [laughs] Guys, I'm trying to figure out if this place opens up here, because to be honest, gastr,
[01:46] open this. Imagine if we really needed to be in the army. We ca n't even open the food. We're from F. Guys, Ti managed to open it. And look at all this craziness that comes from inside here, folks. 500 packages are included in the
[01:59] insulated. Everything comes ready, all prepared, folks. Everything you need to eat. Look, bring the little spoon in here already, and spread everything out, one by one. These are tortillas. This here is
[02:11] probably the isolated chicken. Wow, what's that? I'm going to buy about 15 of these sitting here. 120 g of carbohydrate, 15 g of protein and Well, you have to eat, folks. It simply looks like a
[02:26] Are you kidding me? I asked how to purify the water. Look over there. Look, man, this thing here is cool. Guys, a mint-flavored chewing gum arrived. In here. It comes with a small mint-flavored chewing gum . Here they come, folks. Everything's
[02:40] nice and neat. Look at this. It's seasoning, folks. THE. Wow. That's the chicken. this here is the chicken, look. Chicken hooks. What is a bif stick? Calm. Let's separate. We started opening things up, folks. And look at the state of
[02:54] even looks like dog food. Wow, folks, we delicious. cute little corn-type popcorn kernels. What is that ?
[03:06] fruit carbohydrate. Yes, look here. It's a powder, like those other Oh, cool guys. Tortilla. Look at this, I liked it.
[03:18] Place the chicken. Tortilla. Where do they get their support from? For God's sake. Let's do this, everyone. We're going to literally assemble a tortilla for ourselves to eat and see if it's tasty.
[03:30] And that's how our meal turned out. We could have assembled two, but we only wanted to assemble one, you understand? Here's the barbecue chicken. These popcorns, we have dehydrated chocolate here, and now we're going to make juice.
[03:46] protein here, look. For those who enjoy going to the gym, you know? Right there in the middle of the This one has sugar. You put more outside than inside, huh? I'll move it around. Move it, move it. Then, take it, mix it. Oh,
[04:03] who said that just drinking water means you have to divide it into three glasses, huh? Also. prove it later, right? Let's make a deal. The juice is after the meal. Let's go , everyone. Here we made it like a taco. [laughs] They even have
[04:17] a napkin, look, that we use here to pick up the taco. Who will take the first bite? You. You. The canalet off. Honey, since this is the first piece, I wanted you to show me that there's more to it.
[04:30] touched here, you know, with the little thing, you understand? Let's try the first bite right away. TR 2 Oh, how delicious. Very good. He liked it. He liked it. Did you
[04:43] you like it? The barbecue cheese is delicious. prove why you need to have it. No, you can deprive them. What time? Shall we go, everyone? Who's going to prove it?
[04:56] Thaago. I'll try this one. I might be the only one to try this one. I'm funny, right? He made the rules, right? Hmm. Buddy, you swallowed too much. My Go. It's delicious, guys. I'm being serious [laughs]. Not your face, my
[05:09] daughter. Go away, you. TR: Hey guys, it's crunchy. I can hear the star player from over there. Crack is good. Wow, friend, I want PR for dessert.
[05:22] Oh, he said he was going to try smoked meat. You can, see. She's a real rat, man. She only lets people talk because they think I get some kind of special treatment because I own Ela Tem. Yes, she does. Correct.
[05:34] Go on, serpent, bite quickly, go on. That one there is even more of a father figure. My little chicken. Go, everyone! It seems so. Hmm. It has lemon. [laughs] It
[05:46] It tastes like sausage with barbecue lemon, you know? Let's go for some juice, everyone. Let's go for some juice, guys. Let's go. A little gift. juice, guys. Let's go. A little gift. Trindrindrou.
[06:00] Wow, there's way too much sugar in this stuff , man. Wow, that's very sweet. James. I couldn't download it at all. What is this, people? Very sweet. What is this? thinner. I'm in the army. You know I have
[06:12] last, after we finish eating, then we'll take the Maito out. What is this, love? Chocolate. [laughs] It seems like there's a life of his in here. You go, he turns around, and keeps fidgeting. Who's going to
[06:25] her head. Go ahead, pull it up have to [laughs] we have to finish the first course with class, She's like this, look. Do you want to eat? Putting [laughs] the hand.
[06:38] [laughs] the hand. Come on, everyone. In three, two, one. Oh Hmm. I don't like anything, do I, guys? It's a tough pill to swallow, folks. Bemmade
[06:50] bem fit. It's crunchy, you see? You could see the crack. next menu item here promises to include meat with barbecue sauce. It seems to be tastier. Look at this person's awkwardness when trying to
[07:05] but it's going to take too long before we can open this up. So, 3, 2, 1 and that's it, folks. Everything's all nice and tidy here now. This one came with a cookie instead of a sweet treat. Here comes some beans with barbecue sauce and some meat with barbecue sauce.
[07:17] and things to make juice. But we're not going to taste the juice here because is actually juice, folks. But I'm sure of it. It says orange It's written on the orange juice. It's saying it's orange juice, but
[07:31] without the damn orange. So, it's the act of wanting to This right here. This little package comes with this stuff that you put inside. Give it a shake because this thing here is going to activate and then heat up the water,
[07:44] In short, folks, you're going to open this and put water in here, because water that's in this packet and put it on top of the hot water, which will heat up I say? Let's try some food. Let's go.
[07:59] This water doesn't work anymore, look. No, you have to put this water here, see. This water is so cheap, folks, this isn't purified water, it's heated water. Okay? And now, you can wait. No, my friend, it's not like that. And
[08:11] yes. Look over there! There, look. See? Then you fold the package and let mix with the stuff and heat up. I think it needs to be balanced. I think I should have put this little bag here. Because otherwise the water
[08:24] heating thing that we don't even know what it is. You're going to drink this Sometimes the water will heat up, and then you put this package here on Oh, guys, I'm not going to try that, okay? I'm going to
[08:36] you how. Go on, honey, grab your little spoon, I represent as well. See all the beans here? And it's like this: "Oh , if you spit on my foot, you'll see." Hey Thago, I don't know if you'll let me know. Let's try
[08:51] Delight. Go ahead and prove it. I liked. here. Regular beans, folks. The beans are still a little
[09:03] I'm worried about the type of food you're eating. starting to swell up in here, because it's getting hot here. In other words, I right. That's when we'll know for sure, because
[09:17] 'll make it and Thiago will taste this coffee. Guys, I don't understand. She does it, I prove it. Meat test. Wow, man. Come on, my daughter. Put it inside. Here's the little sample you want to try. Put
[09:30] the little sample you want to try. Put all of that in your mouth. 3 2 1 and She's not going to pull something like that. It's impossible.
[09:44] Oh, he really ate it. He really ate it. He really ate it . And you, Thaago, what's it going to be like? I'm going to eat. It looks like the pot roast my mother makes. Come on, my son. So, take your little sample and put it in your mouth. 3, two, one. He
[09:56] was. Go on, Thaago, chew. Who started my car? We don't understand why, do we? food. True. I am . He's eating
[10:10] I wasn't even recording yet. It crushed a lot. J, I used to be in the . This is great. That's irrelevant. My God, she totally went off the rails. to Cagiro. Guys, the water here heated up just like
[10:23] they're throwing the coffee in there to try and make a little coffee to little watery because she let most of it fall out. No, but look, this is saying something. Cream in day drive coffee or tea.
[10:36] You can mix it with tea. Horrible. to make with tea or coffee. You'll see, you 'll be stuck here with just coffee and milk. But it's already got a coffee-colored tint. At one point it said "milk" and then he turned around and
[10:49] back. Did you read it or did you just go by the ail? M I L K. I'm going to drink You can't even have coffee, girl. Guys, you're the ones dressed as
[11:03] No, I'll just have a little bit and then Thiago will try some too. I don't know, I didn't understand that rate. Oh there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there. Take some more. Hold on, I'll add sugar. Wait a minute
[11:15] delicious. Let's see if he'll actually take it. Zoom in. Zoom in, my friend. He took it. Wow, he drank a lot. He took too much. Shocking. [Music] It's better than coffee.
[11:28] I swear I didn't understand. Go ahead, take this, Ti. I'm very anxious. Go, Oh, I'm zooming in here, guys. He took it. He took it too. He took it. . He speaks.
[11:41] everyone. We're missing the cookie, okay? Leave your mask here. I eat this too. Hey guys, leave a little piece for me, for God's sake. Huh. Wow,
[11:53] It is very good. There's a limit to everything, folks. Pasta with chili peppers. And this one is going to be the most epic of them all, subscribe to the channel if you want more different content. So,
[12:07] I was able to open it. One he tried, the other he tried, and I, girl. Oh, oh. walk all the way around, he was completely humiliated. Guys, look what
[12:19] came in this one. Twler ships. It's like little candies that look like cherry candies. Very cool. We'll try it together with the chewing gum. Guys, look what came in this one! A match arrived.
[12:33] Take it. Nobody said anything, I don't think. I do continue. Guys, we have a lemon cake here, our pasta, this steak try because it's awful, and a super veggie biscuit that I already took a
[12:46] me start by washing my hands here, because you think that just because they sanitize their hands? V, nobody's saying anything, she's taking off her Come on, sweetheart. Grab your pasta and try this! Look.
[12:58] was the mistake we weren't making in we don't realize what this is? We weren't mixing things up here. We mixed it up, we took it, you know? We'll
[13:10] remove this folder, everything's fine. And now we're going to try our beautiful and perfect pasta here for our meals. Oh, guys, you were going to come here like a States. I think they'll just give us military food. But what about
[13:24] Prove it, Ti. Go on, prove it, Ti. Wow. Ah, I think I understand. Stop I understand what you meant. Ming teas. M and che tees a lot of mac and cheese. Very tasty, right? My darling. Massava tudo, amigo. Eat everything, my
[13:39] Okay, folks, [music] let's go because the boys are saying this isn't good Delight. Nobody said that. Of course you speak. Let's prove it. And there? That's good, isn't it? That he likes. I
[13:51] the very first one, the very first one he says is not good. could manage to finish, that huge piece of meat that I... people. They are going to try the raw ramen noodles now . Go. Are
[14:05] everyone a taste test? Trê do e tin. Wow, it looks like instant noodles. It tastes but it's delicious. So, where's the seasoning that's supposed to come with it?
[14:18] , because otherwise you'll say I'm taking everything. And [laughs] 3 2 1 and Hmm. I think that's the first thing that's truly delicious.
[14:33] that's perfect for tying your hair up. Oh, really, folks. The cake looks delicious. This little cake is easy to eat, but not too easily. very well. That doesn't make sense. This thing
[14:47] pull out. Look here, it's a little piece of paper. And then you pull and you try to come here, see, trying to justify her mistakes. No. Let We're baking it [laughs] to see if it's
[15:00] grilling our meat here, look. That's fine. And the funniest thing is that it won't go down , my love. Congratulations. It's going down . see, man? We're in charge of the business. [laughs] We're
[15:13] fine. War. Lie. My God. It's that little brick. Oh, it's already in its mouth. Oh boy, cowhide.
[15:25] guys. And lastly, turned red, you turned transparent. At no point was it written that they were chewing gum. And we're going to try it. It
[15:38] Mine is mint flavored. Okay, let me switch. From cinnamon. Cinnamon. Guys, delicious mint gum . Look, try the cinnamon one.
[15:50] ? It's very good chewing gum. I could live on chewing gum alone. The people were Imagine it's like passing through the battalion. Could you give me your chewing gum, We have these three packages left, guys, and we're not going to try them, but if
[16:04] get 50,000 likes, and you subscribe to the channel, we'll look for the dehydrated kind that doesn't even have water in it, you know? It's like a powder. Eat over there in space, you understand? When was the moon? No. And another thing is space; we
[16:18] look for other nice foods too. So sign up now. Okay you enjoyed it. If you liked it, subscribe to the channel. If you did kiss from the Fqu family, and until the next video.
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