2019 US MRE Creamy Spinach Fettuccine Another One of the Worst Meal Ready to Eat Tasting Test

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  • Опубликовано: 31 мар 2020
  • Yet another vegetarian MRE menu that manages to miss the mark of normalcy or acceptability in terms of texture, smell, flavor, and a little on the visuals too. On the upside, it's a fresh meal and did the job. I will admit, I took an hour nap almost immediately after eating it. And woke up burping the flavor of spinach, but that's okay. A fun little MRE review.
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Комментарии • 6 тыс.

  • @WhiteLightnin67
    @WhiteLightnin67 4 года назад +11243

    If Gordon Ramsay says your food is crap, that’s one thing
    .... but if Steve says your food is crap, that’s saying something

    • @nathangay2563
      @nathangay2563 4 года назад +435

      I would love to see gordan come on Steve's show.

    • @jesusdamian1874
      @jesusdamian1874 4 года назад +747

      He has eaten century old cow and still complimented it so it really must suck if a year old ration taste bad

    • @Anudorini-Talah
      @Anudorini-Talah 4 года назад +17

      ...-.-

    • @WarAuthority
      @WarAuthority 4 года назад +146

      Nice knowing the US army has created the feared Soylent green

    • @obsidian9998
      @obsidian9998 4 года назад +8

      That another level XD

  • @crumb167
    @crumb167 4 года назад +4067

    i remember when steve ate a moldy 100-year old biscuit and said,
    'wow is that rye?'

    • @the_snoo_muffin9028
      @the_snoo_muffin9028 3 года назад +22

      What vid?

    • @Thiennnnnn
      @Thiennnnnn 3 года назад +165

      @@the_snoo_muffin9028 poor u no response, its “eating a hardtack from the civil war”

    • @the_snoo_muffin9028
      @the_snoo_muffin9028 3 года назад +35

      @@Thiennnnnn thanks dude

    • @Thiennnnnn
      @Thiennnnnn 3 года назад +19

      @@the_snoo_muffin9028 np

    • @neikiv8843
      @neikiv8843 3 года назад +8

      The hard tack wasnt moldy though.

  • @thesovietgoose3092
    @thesovietgoose3092 Год назад +524

    I used to know a kid in basic who would fight for the Creamy Spinach Fettuccini, safe to say he didn’t have to fight many people over it.

    • @autokrator_
      @autokrator_ Год назад +159

      Thank God for those weirdos though, I’ve traded so many spinach fettuccinis for edible meals because of them.

    • @Down4thecount
      @Down4thecount Год назад +39

      Probably just wanted that first strike bar

    • @limpetarch98k
      @limpetarch98k Год назад +61

      To be honest, the fettuccinis dont actually look that bad.
      Not the greatest, but unlike the Veggie Omelette, it actually looks like food.

    • @januszkurahenowski2860
      @januszkurahenowski2860 Год назад +19

      @@limpetarch98k Yeah, doesn't look bad at all but probably the mushy textured combined with weak but disgusting taste makes it really bad

    • @noahfriend320
      @noahfriend320 Год назад +8

      ​@@limpetarch98k sure, it LOOKS like food

  • @massanylon
    @massanylon 3 года назад +511

    I still think they're crazy for taking out the tobasco sauce bottles that could make any mre halfway decent (minus the vomelette).

    • @fnhatic6694
      @fnhatic6694 3 года назад +100

      The promised us Tabasco packets, and they took them out after like one year. Now there's only about four menus that get hot sauce. It really is their worst decision ever.

    • @hobblesofkarth3943
      @hobblesofkarth3943 2 года назад +60

      My boss spent his deployment as a commo trading extra phone time for tabasco bottles and cash. Made a few grand and was the Tabasco King of the whole region, said he could get anything he wanted with his tabasco stash.

    • @ExplodingVolcano777
      @ExplodingVolcano777 2 года назад +5

      @@hobblesofkarth3943 Heck, I always bring this Tabasco keychains with me everywhere. You never know when you need that extra kick.

    • @244thMeekrob
      @244thMeekrob 2 года назад +4

      When was this? I was at Ft. Jackson in June '19 and we had tobasco bottles

  • @EmotionallyExhausted
    @EmotionallyExhausted 4 года назад +5067

    If anything's surviving a pandemic, it's Steve's stomach.

    • @realpoopoo
      @realpoopoo 4 года назад +10

      EmotionallyExhausted s

    • @FoxThings
      @FoxThings 4 года назад +6

      Peepee Poopoo h

    • @bloodnivel70
      @bloodnivel70 4 года назад +6

      Nice

    • @christopherconard2831
      @christopherconard2831 4 года назад +78

      Steve's stomach vs Bat Soup.
      The greatest battle since the Rumble in the Jungle.

    • @tplus3017
      @tplus3017 4 года назад +32

      I bet he is well stocked with these meals as well...even the ones from the 40's

  • @63Hayden
    @63Hayden 4 года назад +4798

    The military should seriously consider hiring Steve as an official advisor for MRE meal selection. Nobody has opened and eaten as many MREs as Steve.

    • @cargo4441
      @cargo4441 4 года назад +224

      I can see the army giving him a warrant officer bullet. In charge with a col running the office.

    • @jj53talman69
      @jj53talman69 4 года назад +75

      More aren’t supposed to be 5 star meals just food that they can eat so they can be to what they were doing

    • @firstlast8703
      @firstlast8703 4 года назад +539

      @@jj53talman69 times have changed now they make them so that they are tasty it's a psychological thing a happy soldier is a good soldier. and obviously they are trying to make the things tasty with all these different meals so... yea

    • @-Invero-
      @-Invero- 4 года назад +326

      Pretty sure it will be loaded with Coffee Instant Type II.

    • @weskerwewe
      @weskerwewe 4 года назад +117

      Sorta feel the guys on the front line have eaten a hell of a lot more and would most likely be the best people to ask

  • @ElliottsCreations
    @ElliottsCreations 3 года назад +657

    One thing that I love about Steve, no matter what MRE he has, good or bad, he always commits to eating the entire thing. And I respect that. I love your videos and I've learned a lot from them. Thank you, Steve!

    • @M3x1cola
      @M3x1cola 3 года назад +42

      i could imagine those things getting very expensive, so it'd be a shame to let that money go down the drain. not only that i think he just made that his unspoken rule to finish whatever he has onto a tray
      nice

    • @harryg4634
      @harryg4634 2 года назад +30

      He paid for the whole thing, so he’s gonna eat the whole thing.

    • @Dylski.
      @Dylski. 2 года назад +17

      Well that's not always the case. Especially ww2 canned cheese 🤣

    • @AnacondaHL
      @AnacondaHL 2 года назад +1

      I'm literally saluting Steve in some of these videos. Thank you for your service, Steve!

    • @matthewspry4217
      @matthewspry4217 Год назад +3

      he ate a whole menu 14 what a barf fest !!

  • @DagSilgad
    @DagSilgad Год назад +133

    Believe it or not, the Creamy Spinach Fettuccine IS actually much better cold/room temp. It somehow has more flavor and a better texture. Heat turns it into a flavorless glop, true. It was one of my preferred MREs in the Army, although I remember it had peanut M&Ms added before 2019.

    • @mysock351C
      @mysock351C Год назад +8

      Its actually decent either way, but only when fresh. I have a few of them. BUT, I did notice that they are not so nice after awhile. Ate another one that was about three years old a few weeks ago and it was not nearly as good. Had an odd chemical mush flavor. I think this one and the MRE Pizza are two menus that don't age well. The pizza turns into something kids would make out of brown and red Play-Doh, and that's about how it tastes. Like you literally ate the pretend pizza when they said "wanna try?" Salty and weird.

    • @eeaargpht9751
      @eeaargpht9751 9 месяцев назад +3

      I tried it cold once and immediately gagged. I avoided this thing like the plague after that one time

    • @Tourist1967
      @Tourist1967 9 месяцев назад +2

      I have eaten that one. At Camp Lejeune, NC. Wasn't bad at all. Those pretzel pieces are hard as rocks, though.

  • @MrDextrator
    @MrDextrator 4 года назад +4003

    Steve eats over 100 year old beef: *Tasty*
    Also Steve eating half a year old meal ration: *Miserable* *mush*

    • @CVHFitness
      @CVHFitness 4 года назад +25

      So true

    • @nuclearpalsy
      @nuclearpalsy 4 года назад +109

      Steve could make a can of dog food seem appetizing.

    • @CVHFitness
      @CVHFitness 4 года назад +145

      nuclearpalsy 80 year old dog food: “it has a smooth texture and matured, meaty flavour...nice”

    • @sentientarugula2884
      @sentientarugula2884 4 года назад +11

      Did he really call old beef tasty tho?

    • @maestrozero117
      @maestrozero117 4 года назад +21

      Pre ww2 ration: amazing

  • @RSPDiver
    @RSPDiver 4 года назад +3173

    Steve: (eats 112 year old meat ration) “Hmm, distinctive meaty flavor.” Also Steve: (eating an MRE made 10 months ago) “This is disgusting!” (Then crushes the entire ration)

    • @bobdefalco
      @bobdefalco 4 года назад +74

      They don't make 'em like they used to!

    • @BigBrotherWebb
      @BigBrotherWebb 4 года назад +16

      I laughed harder than i should have

    • @LilRipper76
      @LilRipper76 4 года назад +53

      This dudes the jacked version of reviewbrah

    • @minhnguyen5888
      @minhnguyen5888 4 года назад +86

      tbh the only bad thing is the main dish, the rest are pretty decent imo

    • @yakojjy
      @yakojjy 4 года назад +30

      True, but 100 years ago they were putting love and quality in them. Now it's like a glorified Lean Cuisine TV dinner.

  • @kiara8489
    @kiara8489 2 года назад +82

    The love that this man has for peanut butter and crackers is unparalleled. So gracious, what a wonderful virtue

  • @ACOG_batteries
    @ACOG_batteries 3 года назад +79

    My SDS, Senior Drill Sergeant, actually gave us a compliment half way through basic. He enjoyed us going from new Privates who knew nothing about MREs into trained Soldiers who could maximize the efficiency of eating out of bag quickly. Steve knows how to eat an MRE. Good shit

  • @davidramos6636
    @davidramos6636 4 года назад +3504

    Steve’s date: “So where we going for dinner?”
    *Steve comes out the room with 2 trays

    • @crimtsun
      @crimtsun 4 года назад +503

      Steve's date: _n i c e_

    • @purplelamington279
      @purplelamington279 4 года назад +26

      😂😂

    • @thestig007
      @thestig007 4 года назад +18

      Nice.

    • @ibad8504
      @ibad8504 4 года назад +47

      *2 Trays with US MREs*

    • @johnegbert8536
      @johnegbert8536 4 года назад +148

      Steve’s date: is that a cran-raspberry first strike protein bar? N i c e

  • @Teddini
    @Teddini 4 года назад +2320

    What says "Thank you for your service" more than reducing the actual size of the peanut butter pack. Lmao!

    • @tattooeduglyguy3376
      @tattooeduglyguy3376 4 года назад +38

      Removed benefits?

    • @MrZiva82
      @MrZiva82 4 года назад +292

      We love our soldiers, but we love money more

    • @Chrinik
      @Chrinik 4 года назад +119

      "Thank you for your service, here is your reduced amount of PB!"

    • @swen6390
      @swen6390 4 года назад +44

      American soldiers running to war and being fat af because of peanut butter and choco milk

    • @jordo641
      @jordo641 4 года назад +156

      @@swen6390 Because a half gram of fat and protein in some peanut butter makes the difference between Lance Armstrong and Rosie O'Donnell

  • @MrLeoLian
    @MrLeoLian 2 года назад +43

    Love the genuine joy in Steve’s voice when he found the first strike bar

  • @ThePenguinHere
    @ThePenguinHere 2 года назад +150

    I would love to see Steve open a restaurant that serves only MRE’s of many different countries

    • @kirbyis4ever
      @kirbyis4ever Год назад +8

      The Chinese menu has those delightful PLA combat ration bricks.

    • @theguy9208
      @theguy9208 11 месяцев назад +19

      Itd be a traumatic dining experience. $50 a plate for a basic domestic MRE to $800 for some of the more exotic ones.

  • @samuelgrady3540
    @samuelgrady3540 4 года назад +621

    Just realized that Steve is a Florida man, everything makes sense now

  • @soliaire4189
    @soliaire4189 4 года назад +1463

    Steve is trending, he made it guys. He really did it.

    • @riderofthewhitehorse
      @riderofthewhitehorse 4 года назад +59

      We all want to be Steve now. He trained his stomach to endure OLD food.

    • @ashleyadams9365
      @ashleyadams9365 4 года назад +32

      Part of it's due to Buzzfeed giving him a little advertising in one of their lists lately. I'm so glad that they led me here.

    • @fwble_3888
      @fwble_3888 4 года назад +7

      Nice

    • @amylee7482
      @amylee7482 4 года назад +41

      We regular steve fans welcome you

    • @Clemens42776
      @Clemens42776 4 года назад +7

      He is because he is good

  • @abrakahocus
    @abrakahocus 3 года назад +157

    My heart broke when he dumped all the pretzels into that slop lol.

    • @AsapMilk
      @AsapMilk 3 года назад +6

      Pretzels are inferior

    • @n0dr0gs49
      @n0dr0gs49 2 года назад +16

      We salute those pretzels for their sacrifice.

    • @sky.wri8293
      @sky.wri8293 Год назад +2

      Seriously. Those are the best pretzels you can get in an MRE lol

  • @andrewcampbell9277
    @andrewcampbell9277 2 года назад +39

    I don't think it would have been too much to ask for a small packet of parmesan for the pasta, adds a bit of flavor and makes it look way more inviting.

  • @ChristmasCrustacean1
    @ChristmasCrustacean1 4 года назад +520

    "I just spent two weeks eating nothing but salt reduced sopakco rations in an air condition environment"
    "oh because of the coronavirus?"
    "coronavirus?"

    • @glitterkitty1979
      @glitterkitty1979 4 года назад +8

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @TaintedMojo
      @TaintedMojo 4 года назад +36

      Roger command, I have a visual on an Oscar Oscar Foxtrot

    • @brianbks02
      @brianbks02 4 года назад +20

      Understood TaintedMojo, would you like us to send out Yankee Alpha Bravo Oscar India?

    • @genericwehraboo3131
      @genericwehraboo3131 4 года назад +1

      Nobody deserves to eat reduced sodium rations... never again...

  • @Chuwie
    @Chuwie 4 года назад +365

    Steve is built for this pandemic.
    He has MREs and thanks to them he doesn't need toilet paper.

    • @isaacbfvt
      @isaacbfvt 4 года назад +1

      chewbotcuh moist towelettes

  • @alessandron1360
    @alessandron1360 3 года назад +74

    Being Italian, I am crying at those fettuccine.

  • @sefiikk
    @sefiikk 3 года назад +55

    holy shit so many memories, remember people hated these sm they started stealing mre's from the truck in the field while we were sleeping

  • @meyerhaus
    @meyerhaus 4 года назад +473

    WE NEED MORE STEVE DURING THESE TIMES OF DISTRESS!

  • @JustWill6969
    @JustWill6969 4 года назад +499

    I wish someone would look at me the way Steve looks at the Can-Raspberry flavored First Strike Nutritious energy bar

    • @thememe986
      @thememe986 4 года назад +3

      *they're called ranger bars

    • @extradarlas1941
      @extradarlas1941 4 года назад +1

      Best things on the planet

    • @crunk3922
      @crunk3922 4 года назад

      LMAOO

    • @longassrice8756
      @longassrice8756 4 года назад +4

      I wish someone would look at me 🥺

    • @kahuna2800
      @kahuna2800 4 года назад

      They get awful after awhile, I'm more of a fan of the chocolate first strike bar

  • @Kuchnasty
    @Kuchnasty 3 года назад +115

    It'd be cool if Steve could get a nice fieldtrip to an MRE manufacturer, and show us how they're made

    • @camera3418
      @camera3418 2 года назад +9

      Today on how it's made

    • @FapperTabbed
      @FapperTabbed Год назад +13

      Arcane knowledge that is not meant to be beheld by mortal mind

  • @HombreQuemado
    @HombreQuemado 3 года назад +67

    Ironically this is actually my favorite MRE. And luckily for me everyone else hates it so I can have my delicious fettuccine whenever I please.

    • @adanzavala4801
      @adanzavala4801 3 года назад +4

      It looks so delicious, i really want to try this one out.

    • @AtomBomb420
      @AtomBomb420 3 года назад +4

      I wouldnt know what it tastes like, but it cant be worse than school sloppy joes lol (I personally dont like en because they just dont taste like sloppy joes, gimme some plain ground beef any day)

    • @guyman9655
      @guyman9655 3 года назад +5

      To each their own my friend

    • @vain_x
      @vain_x 3 года назад +2

      Not my favorite but I like it a lot too!

    • @fnhatic6694
      @fnhatic6694 3 года назад +4

      I don't think it's as bad as Steve is claiming. It definitely had more flavor than what he's describing. All I can guess is he got a screwed-up batch and someone overcooked it or something.

  • @TheMysticfail
    @TheMysticfail 4 года назад +259

    Still can't get over the loss of Tabasco, red pepper flakes doesn't cut it.

    • @Muttron333
      @Muttron333 4 года назад +14

      I worked for Tabasco. Irreplaceable.

    • @fmfdocbotl4358
      @fmfdocbotl4358 4 года назад +17

      Oh hell no, an mre needs Tobasco. I carried cholula in my ass pack back in the day with some Cajun seasoning.

    • @ChiTownGuerrilla
      @ChiTownGuerrilla 4 года назад +6

      It needs some Frank's!

    • @jackstraw4438
      @jackstraw4438 4 года назад +1

      That's what went through my mind.

    • @dvtye3378
      @dvtye3378 4 года назад +3

      Tabasco is such an underrated sauce for amplifying some flavors. Replacing it with red pepper flakes would for sure damper some expectations.

  • @obeythemoo
    @obeythemoo 4 года назад +593

    Need more Steve to get me through quarantine.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  4 года назад +559

      Will do! Be back in like 3 or 4 days gonna get right on editing another one of my simpler shoots out of the more recent archives of unreleased vids

    • @Perktube1
      @Perktube1 4 года назад +2

      Wait… are military surplus stores deemed essential? Or will we have to get all our MREs online?

    • @wesleyjohndelaney106
      @wesleyjohndelaney106 4 года назад +20

      @@Steve1989MRE more vintage with smokes 👏👏

    • @whiskyrebel9715
      @whiskyrebel9715 4 года назад +30

      @@Steve1989MRE A rare Steve reply, nice.

    • @stephenhayes3788
      @stephenhayes3788 4 года назад +7

      Nice hiss!

  • @frankhenderson6292
    @frankhenderson6292 Год назад +38

    You calling the moist towelette a dirt nap sent me down the strangest RUclips rabbit hole I’ve ever explored. Thank you sir

    • @hyd_e
      @hyd_e Год назад +6

      what did u find? 😂

    • @jasongarcia2140
      @jasongarcia2140 8 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah. What did you find?
      Answer us

  • @rensorek
    @rensorek 3 года назад +48

    That stomach gurgle @15:07 🤣 give this man a 🏅

    • @glitchvomit
      @glitchvomit 11 месяцев назад +6

      I had to rewind to make sure that wasn't my own stomach gurgling!

  • @breniet18
    @breniet18 4 года назад +340

    Steve, I am a school teacher and I introduced your Boer War ration as the beginning of my Boer War lesson. Thank you!

  • @pfcparts7728
    @pfcparts7728 4 года назад +4700

    Covid-19: *enters Steve’s body*
    His Immune System: Let’s get you out onto a tray

  • @enriqueb1476
    @enriqueb1476 3 года назад +51

    15:07 you can hear his stomach saying please no more 😂 love your content and you Steve your a blessing 🙌🏽

  • @allhailmary.
    @allhailmary. 3 года назад +27

    Steve's voice is the only morale boost soldiers need, it's oddly addicting.

  • @Lonewolf1298_
    @Lonewolf1298_ 4 года назад +301

    I get PTSD just from hearing the words "Creamy Spinach Fettuccine"

    • @YellowTyrant
      @YellowTyrant 3 года назад

      Can you tell us why?

    • @Ceannmor
      @Ceannmor 3 года назад +25

      @@YellowTyrant I can't answer for op but that stuff is horrible, I had the version with pretzel sticks and hot sauce instead of flakes. It is barely food, after adding crunch, hot sauce and salt it was just a bitter, spicy, salty texture, thanks only to the bland pretzel's.

    • @JDowPCs
      @JDowPCs 3 года назад +3

      @@Ceannmor Maybe I'm nuts but I also had the pretzel stick version. I found the main to be pretty decent.. even good. The hot sauce made it pretty good, at least.

    • @deeblack9393
      @deeblack9393 3 года назад

      @@Ceannmor at least you had the FRH so you had an easier time having it hot. Back i the mid 80s they were still experimenting with the MREs!

  • @ghostfreely7493
    @ghostfreely7493 4 года назад +402

    "It's like cheat codes for food. MRE's."
    Please survive Steve, you must survive.

    • @DeathBYDesign666
      @DeathBYDesign666 4 года назад

      Why would you worry about this guy of all people? Really? That's sweet of you, but he is completely set for these times. That's kinda funny! Lol

    • @barlotardy
      @barlotardy 4 года назад +8

      Steve can't be killed.

    • @DanSoldierGuy
      @DanSoldierGuy 4 года назад +6

      He has eaten 120+ year old meat... if ANYONE is gonna survive, it's going to be Steve... shit, he's probably got the cure for cancer in his DNA.

    • @totenblume7517
      @totenblume7517 4 года назад

      Steve could have walked through Chernobyl in 1986 with no problem.

    • @tattooeduglyguy3376
      @tattooeduglyguy3376 4 года назад

      @@DominikoPL Comedy.

  • @eldarius237
    @eldarius237 3 года назад +9

    Steve is like the Wolverine of MRE. Tasted pretty much every war's and every country's MRE for the last centuries.

  • @xglitch97
    @xglitch97 Год назад +14

    I love how protein is the ultimate redeemer for Steve lol... Like something can be total trash taste wise but still receive a passing grade as long as you boost that protein 😂

  • @Buggybrainzzz
    @Buggybrainzzz 4 года назад +527

    "thank you for your service" now heres your green slop

    • @Around_blax_dont_relax
      @Around_blax_dont_relax 3 года назад +26

      Atleast its not a chinese mre with pre-added e-coli, eh?

    • @davidbuswa9425
      @davidbuswa9425 3 года назад +8

      "Soylent Green is Spinach Fettuccine!" - Thorn

    • @VBunplugged757
      @VBunplugged757 3 года назад +9

      I went to war and all I got was a disgusting mre

    • @TylerLL2112
      @TylerLL2112 3 года назад

      @@Around_blax_dont_relax mmm.

    • @nmazer
      @nmazer 3 года назад

      😂😂😂

  • @matrixab4356
    @matrixab4356 4 года назад +1798

    15:06 is when coronavirus entered Steve's body, it immediately died of botulism.

  • @automanium4563
    @automanium4563 3 года назад +17

    15:05 so nobody heard Steve's body about to reject that shit once he got it on a spoon?

  • @dangergurl4045
    @dangergurl4045 Год назад +3

    Steve, I find your videos absolutely fascinating. You have such a calm and relaxing demeanor, I can't stop at just one video. It is so cool watching you open each can and packet. 💕🙏

  • @ZTheLastViking
    @ZTheLastViking 4 года назад +317

    If he says it's bad you can bet it's horrible I've seen some crazy things he enjoyed.

    • @colapinklink8120
      @colapinklink8120 4 года назад +7

      Yeah haha kept thinking that too.

    • @Sarah_Grant
      @Sarah_Grant 4 года назад +4

      True!

    • @texasdeeslinglead2401
      @texasdeeslinglead2401 4 года назад +3

      You know this is fact
      Ain't no way I'm touching that one .

    • @roninnder
      @roninnder 4 года назад +1

      Lol, yeah, he eats a lot that I’d pass on.

    • @BrooklynBalla
      @BrooklynBalla 4 года назад +2

      Like the 150 year old beef lol

  • @ulfhednar8850
    @ulfhednar8850 4 года назад +410

    The military still goes by the outdated fda recommendation of daily protein intake. I’ve always thought they put way to many carbs and sugars and not enough protein and fat in MREs.

    • @trevorkeaghey7649
      @trevorkeaghey7649 4 года назад +67

      I think it's mostly due to the expectations of soldiers having to constantly move especially in an active war zone.

    • @ulfhednar8850
      @ulfhednar8850 4 года назад +20

      warystatue33 or a keto option

    • @Assumednewt
      @Assumednewt 4 года назад +26

      They also still go by outdated BMI

    • @samchan2276
      @samchan2276 4 года назад +2

      Do they really?

    • @kahuna2800
      @kahuna2800 4 года назад +8

      It's more of a way to keep someone going as of healthy or an actual meal, it tastes terrible but it's something

  • @foxtrotnine2504
    @foxtrotnine2504 3 года назад +14

    I like his spirit. Even tho he doesn’t like the taste he continues to eat. I think this shows appreciation to the soldiers because the soldiers would have to also eat all of it to not go hungry

  • @applejacks8160
    @applejacks8160 3 года назад +11

    It’s not long before Steve is a guest judge on Top Chef for some MRE challenge-thing.

    • @joshua.harazin
      @joshua.harazin 9 месяцев назад

      I'd love to see an episode of Chopped where the baskets are just replaced with the same MRE for each contestant. Just opening it would take more time and add to the challenge.

  • @matrixab4356
    @matrixab4356 4 года назад +529

    When Coronavirus saw Steve, it went in to quarantine.

  • @amandabrito6047
    @amandabrito6047 4 года назад +623

    My seven year old son and foster son ate this one all up and begged me to make it for dinner. I was horrified.

    • @warblerblue
      @warblerblue 3 года назад +54

      Steve Jr! lol.

    • @peterclarke7240
      @peterclarke7240 3 года назад +72

      @@mikeyreza I don't know what to say... Other than, as Steve says, there's a little something out there for everyone, I guess.

    • @HunterTN
      @HunterTN 3 года назад +28

      Most likely answer is he had Covid and lost his sense of smell and taste.

    • @playo9197
      @playo9197 3 года назад +7

      I l o v e i t

    • @NCrdwlf
      @NCrdwlf 3 года назад +3

      Good lord......

  • @BrokenPixle
    @BrokenPixle 2 года назад +25

    I gotta say, I wasn't expecting this to be a bad menu. I just had the same MRE today, after it sitting in my room for almost two years, and I loved every bite. Must be a difference in taste thing. Loved the video, always love your reviews, Steve! I had a nap after mine too, it's a hearty meal that really fills you up.

    • @KorianHUN
      @KorianHUN 10 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah i liked it too. You can use this, the menu 2 beef entree, 2 packs of tortillas, 2 cheese packets and a folded up brown outer MRE pouch as a dish to create lasagna.

  • @richiepoo
    @richiepoo 2 года назад +7

    You should do a top ten MREs of all time and top ten worst MREs. Would be cool to recap what you felt was best and the worst.
    Also a video of what MREs you would currently buy or recommend based off what’s available today.

  • @jayphil2563
    @jayphil2563 4 года назад +307

    The "DO NOT EAT" is on the silica pack for the Marines.

    • @johnalan6067
      @johnalan6067 4 года назад +77

      Every Marine MRE comes with a side of crayons.

    • @A_78939
      @A_78939 4 года назад +16

      john alan and a sippy cup

    • @Conspiracy515
      @Conspiracy515 4 года назад +4

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @davelastname8074
      @davelastname8074 4 года назад +7

      Here we have USMC menu item 126, orange colored crayons. OHHHHHH ITS CRAOLA!!!!!!

    • @suigeneris2663
      @suigeneris2663 4 года назад +2

      Jason Phillips
      Uncle Sam finally making them learn how to read, good on him.

  • @jasonthornton5232
    @jasonthornton5232 4 года назад +164

    It's like he got to the store late and this was all that was left.

  • @Erc7822
    @Erc7822 3 года назад +2

    I can't help but smile every time I watch these reviews.

  • @jessekauffman3336
    @jessekauffman3336 Год назад +1

    These videos and the MRE’s from the decades and different countries are fascinating

  • @ceramicpigeon
    @ceramicpigeon 4 года назад +288

    "MREs. It's like cheat codes... for food."
    -Steve

    • @CorriganM08
      @CorriganM08 4 года назад

      Read this as he said it lol how surreal

  • @kritsadventures
    @kritsadventures 4 года назад +595

    Everyone: *Hoards toilet paper*
    Steve: *Survives off the quarter-ply accessory packet tissue paper*

    • @SonOfTheDawn515
      @SonOfTheDawn515 4 года назад +24

      I've actually had to get by on TP from MREs then I learned to start bringing a roll with me.

    • @highestintheroom4485
      @highestintheroom4485 4 года назад +1

      Yo he is set haha

    • @heathwoodlee520
      @heathwoodlee520 4 года назад +1

      Spring Bloom put those in the safe, that’s gold!

    • @supergecko28
      @supergecko28 4 года назад +2

      If you eat enough MREs you don't need toilet paper anyway.

    • @ElkinsEric
      @ElkinsEric 4 года назад +2

      I’ve got probably 150 of those tissue packs
      Going to start selling them $4 a piece...
      😆

  • @johngavin3180
    @johngavin3180 11 месяцев назад +2

    A few things that will always put a smile on my face.
    Spending time with my family.
    A good scotch and a cigar.
    Spending time with friends.
    A home cooked meal.
    "Now let's get this all on a tray... Nice."

  • @Quiparounddreams1999
    @Quiparounddreams1999 Год назад +14

    I had this one camping one time, it wasn’t bad but it was worse cold.

    • @hungryburger1170
      @hungryburger1170 Год назад

      "way worse cold" applies to a lot of food

    • @sambutler9927
      @sambutler9927 Год назад

      No, it's really bad. This and cheese tortellini are always the MREs left at the bottom of the box after everyone's already run through them and taken all the decent ones.

  • @eain9009
    @eain9009 4 года назад +150

    " Let's get this out on a tray Nice! " No sentence cheers me up more.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  4 года назад +130

      Nice!

    • @karfsma778
      @karfsma778 4 года назад +27

      the phrase "Nice hiss" is just as good, IMO

    • @donaldmcswain
      @donaldmcswain 4 года назад +5

      I realllllly liked the new Steve-ism..."Like cheat codes for food..." Classic

    • @eain9009
      @eain9009 4 года назад +2

      @@Nyx_2142 I like them all even the parts with no words like stirring with a tuneful tap.

    • @Windinhisface
      @Windinhisface 2 года назад

      @@Steve1989MRE I’ve been eating old rations and mres since grade school then on into the military thanks for having such a passion for it brother, yol bolsun

  • @artemnoelgames
    @artemnoelgames 4 года назад +330

    *Steve packs lunchboxes for his kids*
    “Alright... Max you have a Navy C ration from 1964, and Jenny you have a Korean War K ration with extra crackers”

    • @drinxs505
      @drinxs505 4 года назад +22

      Korea?!but I wanted Vietnam!!

    • @TheHalogen131
      @TheHalogen131 4 года назад +12

      WOW! Thanks, dad! Can I also have the Lucky Strikes, or do I have to return them to you?

    • @nooblangpoo
      @nooblangpoo 4 года назад +2

      @@TheHalogen131 Any Cigarettes must stay with Steve.

    • @chimoyTV
      @chimoyTV 4 года назад

      hmm nice

    • @ironwoodnf9128
      @ironwoodnf9128 4 года назад +1

      @@nooblangpoo what are they gonna use to trade and brin home some "home cooked meals"

  • @VindicAlpha
    @VindicAlpha 2 года назад +7

    I do find it amazing that the Americans include French translations on the MREs.

    • @theguy9208
      @theguy9208 11 месяцев назад +1

      It is the only other official language of NATO. It would be irresponsible not to cooperate with allies. Thats also why most European rations include both english and french translation despite being Spanish, czech, or danish.

    • @VindicAlpha
      @VindicAlpha 11 месяцев назад

      @@theguy9208 Encouraging bilingualism is good, don't get me wrong.

    • @theguy9208
      @theguy9208 11 месяцев назад

      @@VindicAlpha normally i would agree but im Canadian and not from quebec so french can go sit quietly in the corner after being rammed down my throat unwillingly for like 6 straight years.

    • @VindicAlpha
      @VindicAlpha 11 месяцев назад

      @@theguy9208 So, on the one hand "it's irresponsible not to cooperate with allies". But on the other hand, "Fuck the other founding colonists of Canada, that the English tried to culturally (and literally for the Acadians) genocide for 300 years, because I'm an English speaker and fuck other cultures and languages."
      That's about right? And then you wonder why the French-Canadians/Quebecers are so prickly and defensive about their language? Because English Canada never did anything to them, right?
      What's your opinion on the feelings the Irish have about the English, by the way?
      Trying to illustrate a point here, because that kind of cultural chauvinism really grinds my gears. At least goddamn try to make things better.

  • @ramflow8466
    @ramflow8466 3 года назад +1

    I had this once in the field. I didn’t finish it and I was STARVING. Tells you a lot about MREs

  • @dakrom7599
    @dakrom7599 4 года назад +480

    I’ve never clicked off coronavirus coverage so fast

  • @goodvibez693
    @goodvibez693 4 года назад +447

    Steve on Christmas: "Oh nice! A Cran-Raspberry Flavor First Strike Nutritious Energy Bar!" 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @jaredtbo2075
    @jaredtbo2075 3 года назад +1

    How can you not like this guy?! He looks so happy sharing a hobby he loves with us nerds, I strive to be able to do something like this in my future.

  • @pauly7218
    @pauly7218 2 года назад +1

    Kudos for finishing, and your comment about waking up burping spinach had me crying! 🤣

  • @DoctorStrangeFate
    @DoctorStrangeFate 4 года назад +143

    When you decide to watch some Steve1989 to take the edge off and find that he released a video 14 minutes ago

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  4 года назад +173

      nice

    • @jackburton9550
      @jackburton9550 4 года назад +3

      Let's put your comment on a tray. Okay, nice.

    • @boon5577
      @boon5577 4 года назад +4

      People have liked Steve's comment more than the actual comment lol

    • @tattooeduglyguy3376
      @tattooeduglyguy3376 4 года назад +1

      @@Steve1989MRE
      Are you u/RepliesNice on Reddit???
      That would blow my mind.

  • @louisb.6149
    @louisb.6149 4 года назад +554

    I havent heard "oo, nice hiss.." In awhile and I needed that morale boost

  • @Vok250
    @Vok250 3 года назад +55

    "Mom can we have nutrient paste?"
    Mom: "We have nutrient paste at home"
    Nutrient Paste at home:

    • @theunknown7683
      @theunknown7683 3 года назад +1

      Nah I'll just eat some pocket lint.

  • @tadrodeheaver5928
    @tadrodeheaver5928 3 года назад +3

    When he called the first strike bar “a wonder if modern food engineering “ I truly felt that

  • @arrowshot3000
    @arrowshot3000 4 года назад +75

    Steve arrives when we need him most

  • @OptimusWombat
    @OptimusWombat 4 года назад +116

    I love how excited Steve got when he pulled out the Cran-Raspberry bar.

    • @thJune
      @thJune 4 года назад +6

      OptimusWombat the cran raspberry bars are god mode in terms of the first strike bars. They’re literally the best ones made out there.

    • @lucaswtvr839
      @lucaswtvr839 4 года назад +1

      you can easily tell after a few videos the fruit/berry bars are his faves

    • @Mitch-rd9gs
      @Mitch-rd9gs 4 года назад +1

      6th June 1944 nah chocolate beats cran-raspberry any day

  • @BamaPewPew
    @BamaPewPew 3 года назад +10

    I can’t imagine anything being worse than country captain chicken. It haunts my dreams over a decade later

  • @mcflurable
    @mcflurable 2 года назад +12

    As someone that frequently gets stuck in the field and on deployments with nothing but MRE's to eat, this one is one that everyone tends to avoid. I'm really not sure why they decided to ate this menu, definitely one of the questionable ones.

  • @joewallace7600
    @joewallace7600 4 года назад +237

    That isn’t just any old strip of packaging. That is a high Tech enemy strangle device (HTESD) for short.

    • @oldschooloverlord
      @oldschooloverlord 4 года назад +6

      You can wrap the ends around a couple of honey & mustard pretzel bites to fashion a crude garrote

    • @BixbyConsequence
      @BixbyConsequence 4 года назад +2

      @@oldschooloverlord Or a rudimentary lathe.

    • @ashman187
      @ashman187 4 года назад +6

      It says "Help I work in a MRE factory in China" in invisib le ink

    • @dspear
      @dspear 4 года назад +1

      @@ashman187 LOL

    • @Wasmachineman
      @Wasmachineman 4 года назад

      Agent 47 could easily take out a soldier with that strip of packaging!

  • @mariamartins367
    @mariamartins367 4 года назад +391

    When even Steve looks sickened at eating something, it has to be really awful.

  • @howfireburnswithpiperdaily968
    @howfireburnswithpiperdaily968 3 года назад +4

    I love your honesty. "I think I spoke too soon"! lol ♡ Im not your typical demographic, but Im loving this channel and Thank you to EVERY soldier watching! I will nevet forget your sacrafice! ♡

  • @broccolirob5026
    @broccolirob5026 3 года назад +5

    Steve grew up in a military family, his father forced him to eat Veggie Omelet (aka Vomelet) for every meal every day. Now an adult, Steve chooses which MRE he eats while still consuming only military rations in his parent’s honor

  • @notchrisgarza4240
    @notchrisgarza4240 4 года назад +380

    dude, you will taste these for a whole day after eating them, they are usually the last ones left in the box after everyone takes the good ones and man, I would rather eat sticks

    • @closy1238
      @closy1238 4 года назад +74

      atleast sticks have crunch and texture

    • @cleanerben9636
      @cleanerben9636 4 года назад +50

      Nice earthy, woody flavour

    • @thatrealba
      @thatrealba 4 года назад +13

      So it's the replacement for the ol' five fingers of death MRE?

    • @indoorkite651
      @indoorkite651 4 года назад +38

      Straight facts here
      Edit: also the fucking Tuna MRE. That alone is enough to tell the enemy your location by smell

    • @frankjones43
      @frankjones43 3 года назад

      @@indoorkite651 but the Reese’s

  • @wesleychapin4284
    @wesleychapin4284 4 года назад +50

    The king returns to us in our time of need.

  • @jasonwilde197
    @jasonwilde197 3 года назад +1

    I always loved the part of the instructions for the heater that says prop up on "ROCK OR SOMETHING" ROFL

  • @Dumpstermuffin1
    @Dumpstermuffin1 3 года назад +1

    i loved this one steve! The honey mustard pretzels and first strike bar are worth it alone. This is one of my favorite MRE's

  • @furrymessiah
    @furrymessiah 4 года назад +95

    I have adapted "Nice Hiss!" and "No Hiss." into my vocabulary as phrases for things that are good and bad, respectively, thanks to Steve.

    • @yfelwulf
      @yfelwulf 4 года назад +5

      It sticks I'm in a Compulsive habit of listening to every can or jar I open.

    • @bosermann4963
      @bosermann4963 4 года назад

      @@yfelwulf if you open a can and hear no hiss, throw it out. it must've been damaged and the hissing gas leaked out

  • @tristanmiller1555
    @tristanmiller1555 4 года назад +1484

    Steve binging with Babbish just said on his RUclips stories that you are his favorite RUclips aside from him self

    • @rotalunatik
      @rotalunatik 4 года назад +73

      Okay Nice!.

    • @Zwrightism
      @Zwrightism 4 года назад +321

      Nice! Now let's get Babish on to a tray

    • @michaelsalamanca1676
      @michaelsalamanca1676 4 года назад +113

      I would definitely love to see a babish take on a mre meal

    • @jamieadams966
      @jamieadams966 4 года назад +197

      I’d love to see Babish make an MRE style meal and Steve rate it. That would be a great collaboration.

    • @williamcutrell7456
      @williamcutrell7456 4 года назад +21

      @@jamieadams966 that would be golden

  • @1sttimegunowner
    @1sttimegunowner 3 года назад +34

    I love how Steve's Jacked low key. Dude probably Says " Nice... Lets get this on a tray" Before going down on chicks

    • @lillywang6333
      @lillywang6333 2 года назад +6

      “Tastes like 100 year old beef.”

    • @Aggrofool
      @Aggrofool 2 года назад +1

      Eating MRE's gets you jacked

    • @katj3443
      @katj3443 2 года назад +2

      I wouldn’t say no, that’s for sure.

  • @11Olitardif
    @11Olitardif 3 года назад +3

    I love how he is so used to this specific MRE so he knew 1: to cook half in half out the side, 2: to keep one cracker for the main meal because its not crunshy enough, 3: to mix coffee with protein mix, like seriously wtf dude you know so much about this so specific topic!! Its so awesome to watch i had a good laugh watching this one!!

  • @TheAtm12345
    @TheAtm12345 4 года назад +225

    Steve: Sounds rich and very inviting
    *Pours out mud*

  • @michiganman4398
    @michiganman4398 4 года назад +129

    Any Coronavirus entering Steve is immediately taken out by an elite fighting force of WWII botulism from a C ration.

    • @donniecapobianco8794
      @donniecapobianco8794 4 года назад

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @carsonbettinger8937
      @carsonbettinger8937 4 года назад +2

      The best covid comment in here.

    • @averagejoey2000
      @averagejoey2000 4 года назад +2

      Covid: we are dominating the world, soon the world will bow to Corona!
      Botulism:*in a Patton Tank* cute, but we've beat an empire before

  • @jamesmeadows93
    @jamesmeadows93 2 года назад +1

    If Steve is having a hard time finishing it you know you messed up. Much love and good vibes your way my friend, love your videos.

  • @milotheangel9756
    @milotheangel9756 2 года назад

    Steve’s t-shirts are a very underrated part of his videos, love tuning in to see what funky shirt he’s wearing

  • @VallornDeathblade
    @VallornDeathblade 4 года назад +355

    "Creamy Spinach Fettucine MRE" That just sounds like an awful idea to begin with...

    • @michaelmoodie574
      @michaelmoodie574 4 года назад +10

      Agreed.

    • @skeetsmcgrew3282
      @skeetsmcgrew3282 4 года назад +36

      They have enough Italian options as it is, needs Asian options

    • @jonanderson5137
      @jonanderson5137 4 года назад +26

      @@skeetsmcgrew3282 No one wants fish sauce farts or durian burps...

    • @manictiger
      @manictiger 4 года назад

      It could have been good, but institutions rarely ever get anything right. If they weren't complete idiots, I would think that the spinach could be dry freezed and turned into delicious crunchy sheets, similar to the seaweed snacks from Trader Joes. As for the alfredo-- I'm pretty sure I recall an MRE that did that and didn't suck, so they know how to do that. I think it's the spinach they have no business trying to prepare. It's a delicate leaf. Overcooking it ruins everything good about it.

    • @Raskolnikov70
      @Raskolnikov70 4 года назад

      The folks at Natick have traditions to uphold. A case of MRE's wouldn't be the same if it didn't have at least one menu that didn't inspire swearing when handed to a soldier.

  • @mailforbid1989
    @mailforbid1989 4 года назад +225

    To be fair, no amount of cheese spread is “enough”

    • @MD-scorpion
      @MD-scorpion 4 года назад +13

      Tactical Midget jalapeño cheese spread is the best in my opinion

    • @ericjill8024
      @ericjill8024 3 года назад +1

      @@MD-scorpion this is followed closely by the bacon..... only seen it once..... in a poker game

    • @Zelsphata
      @Zelsphata 3 года назад

      @@MD-scorpion omg yes

    • @splenditsanguinor
      @splenditsanguinor 3 года назад

      My man when the hemerhoids is extra bad, you know that you have had enough cheese spread....

  • @muxperience
    @muxperience 2 года назад +4

    I had one of these unheated, and it actually seemed pretty palatable. Probably one of those situations where heating it really brings out the flavor and loosens everything up.

  • @vincentkohlumcfan22
    @vincentkohlumcfan22 3 года назад +1

    I like how strong you are for being able to hold that plate with one hand and eating with the other. And with the glass by the edge i would have got on my nerves when I held it on one

  • @hx2975
    @hx2975 4 года назад +323

    Steve's plasma could cure coronavirus.

    • @mugglesarecooltoo
      @mugglesarecooltoo 4 года назад +7

      Yeah, or give his bone marrow to an HIV patient.

    • @barlotardy
      @barlotardy 4 года назад +2

      I don't think the stuff in Steve's veins is technically blood anymore.

    • @LeeDee5
      @LeeDee5 4 года назад +3

      @@barlotardy It's coffee instant type II

  • @johnbain6577
    @johnbain6577 4 года назад +116

    I can confirm this is the worst MRE to get stuck with in the field, we’d ditch the main meals and just stick with the accessories.

    • @keithburnette5332
      @keithburnette5332 4 года назад +24

      John Bain confirmed. One of the few MRE where you just toss the main

    • @DrLoverLover
      @DrLoverLover 4 года назад +4

      No wonder you lose wars with that attitude

    • @iPwnR
      @iPwnR 4 года назад +11

      I'll trade anyone my remaining crayons for all of their Fettuccine packs, I'm sure it's got more calories.

    • @Assumednewt
      @Assumednewt 4 года назад +14

      Can confirm, luckily we got a vegan in my section so I just trade with them

    • @gansulfgaming8099
      @gansulfgaming8099 4 года назад

      True

  • @BiorrOfTheTwinFangs
    @BiorrOfTheTwinFangs 9 месяцев назад +2

    The hot sauce packet they added is a life saver

  • @angrymoose3383
    @angrymoose3383 3 года назад +27

    Merely Looking at that extra creamy spinach fettuccine made me want to die