New site gives MRE nutrition facts

The Pentagon’s Human Performance Resource Center has launched a website that will tell you how much calories you are wolfing down in your Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE).

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MRE contents” by ChristopherlinOwn work. Licensed under Wikimedia Commons.


Soldiers can also pull out other information such as fat content, vitamin information, cholesterol stats from the online database.

Military dietitians said they decided to make the information available online so troops can track their nutrition intake and manage their diets better.

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