MRE's have served our military since the mid 1970's and were intended to provide nourishment when there was no food facility available.

They come in many forms; this concept uses pre processed and packaged food to assemble an inexpensive, long-lasting and nourishing food alternative.

***Step 1… Gather your fixins….anything that can be eaten either raw or cooked, using ONLY water…nothing requiring refrigeration or milk, butter, etc…

*packaged snack crackers….PB on wheat, cheezy, etc., etc…
*bagged/canned tuna, chicken, spam, sardines….whatever meat you prefer….
*bullion cubes…..
*ramen noodles…
*granola/cereal bars…

***Step 2….. Dig through your stockpile and arrange the types of meals you want to package…remember to diversify if you don't want the same, boring meal every time you crack one open…

***Step 3… Break out the vacu-suck and shrink-wrap your goodies into nice li'l packs….rinse and repeat….*NOTE…don't forget to pierce your packs of rice, potatoes, noodles, and crackers w/a thumbtack or something, or they'll bloat under vacuum and cause your MREs to be bulky….piercing won't harm the contents, as you're delivering them to a vacuum state, and contamination is not a factor……..

MRE's can be a literal life saver in a survival situation – they allow you to “eat-on-the-run” and provide a quick, easy, nourishing source of food, which helps you physically, but also mentally and emotionally.

This idea is a great one because rather than paying $10 for a pre processed meal of dubious tastiness, you can tailor your package to your tastes and do so inexpensively.

To see some other great survival ideas, take a look at Instructables.