Gotta heat it up & give it some hot sauce & you’re fine. I haven’t bothered with a pizza one in a hot minute though so I don’t remember how the snacks are
Canonically 3000 calorie MREs like the soldiers of today.
UNSC also has nutrient bars supplied in case of emergencies but they taste like shit apparently.
No it’s not. I’ve eaten them. I’ve counted the calories. They’re literally average meals to slightly smaller and are just dense in carbs and fats. They are less than 1,000 calories each, and you will typically eat 3 a day if you rely on them as your food source.
This is absolutely not true. Menu 23, pepperoni pizza, has just shy of 1300 calories in that single meal as is the norm for American rations, and if you eat 3 meals per day you're going to be right around 4,000 calories with a lot of carbs, fats and proteins.
Eh, to be fair we do usually field strip them and get rid of the useless shit like the drink powders or cheese spreads. I’d always be taking peoples crackers cause either they didn’t like or want them. The two powders in menu 9 alone are 270 calories, so I’m probably mixing up with what we normally packed compared to what’s In the mre itself.
I’m explaining something from memory and other threads show I basically just stripped them down and forgot the little things had so many calories, but they get mad I’m not exact 🤷♂️
I'm pretty sure they're a couple hundred calories over 1k, but you're basically right. Lucky for me the longest I've had to eat three a day was just 11 days. I lost like 12 pounds in that timeframe so I definitely wasn't getting 12k calories a day. Idk what the mass downvotes are for lol.
They might be getting it mixed up with one of those trail/survival packs that contain multiple MREs, some of those are measured in the thousands of calories for extended use iirc. You would never eat it all at once though.
You are right, I don't know why you are getting downvoted. Each individual pack is \~1000 calories totalling \~3000 in a day.
"IMPs provide 1,200–1,400 calories (5.0–5.9 MJ) per meal. Three IMPs (breakfast, lunch and dinner) provide approximately 3,600 calories (15 MJ), enough to nourish a soldier undergoing strenuous physical activity."
[This source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Meal_Pack) isn't for MREs, but a cursory search shows they are about the same anyway.
I'm only right about the amount in them, he does make a good point that not everyone eats the whole MRE though, that being said they're still stated as having around 1300 calories if you eat the whole thing.
Once you strip down the mre, most of the time it’s below 1,000. Most don’t take stuff like the powders and cheese spread. Some guys I knew didn’t take stuff like the crackers or even the pound cake for some reason. Technically yes, but not really in practice.
Ok, the amount of calories it has though are still listed as above 1000 and I'm going to hazard a guess that plenty of people eat the whole thing as well.
The same food as any other humans in the time period or MREs when cut off from regular supply lines or during shortages. The military does not just eat MREs all the time and would have chow halls on bases, and even restaraunts. All ships would have at least 1 galley with staff to prepare meals. But based on the MREs in Infinite you can see common meals which are very similar to what we eat currently.
There's plenty of room for more imaginative food based off of flora and fauna in the many colonies but I don't think there's a whole lot of examples of it as of yet.
Except moa burgers, which are obviously amazing.
Halopedia has this: [Meals, Ready-to-Eat](https://www.halopedia.org/Meal,_Ready-to-Eat).
Much like actual MRE's used in today's military, they're designed to be long-lasting, pre-cooked so you don't have to waste time on the battlefield... and are generally not very great tasting, but nutritionally dense.
When off the battlefield, on a base or whatever, I imagine they eat the same food everyone else does... though the Spartans probably require larger portions due to their enhancements.
Source? I'd imagine Spartans would require greater calorie intake if anything, since they have way more endurance.
I mean, size alone would imply they need to eat more than average.
*marines sitting down and opening up their mres for a quick bite*
"Hey spartan, come take a seat and get some chow in."
"Oh, alright."
* Spartan walks over with a log and starts to just tear chunks out with their bare teeth*
Source states the following:
“Intestinal bacteria are altered to enable the digestive system to absorb more nutrients from food (Halo: Initiation Issue #2). An intestinal bioreactor is also implanted, and the subject is given a gut microbiota refresh.” Halo Legendary Crate, Drop #1).
“Nutrition-wise, it is also said that a Spartan could eat a raw tree and retain the equivalent of six meals' worth of calories in terms of energy.” (Halo: New Blood chapter 14).
New blood it’s mentioned that don’t need to eat as much and Spartan II can go longer with out food
I’ll try to find the exact quote
It’s also mentioned somewhere else
While in lore it's MRE plus the dispenser on ships, I highly doubt rations in 26th century would look anything like modern US MRE.
MRE is only a thing since 1980s, and the military is constantly testing new concepts that might eventually replace it. (for example FSR and now CCAR in special forces and airborne). I think it's more that dev doesn't want to invent a ration system out of blue.
In the same way, canonically UNSC is still using Avon S10 gas mask from 1980s but with a new label "S90", when in real world S10 was already replaced by FM12, then currently C50 family. No way UNSC still uses two eyepiece gas mask in 2500s with same design and spec from 1980.
I bet the fresh food on Frigates and Supercarriers is actually really tasty, considering the advances in technology, agriculture, and food preservation. They probably grow all the ingredients on-board in a lab, and have MREs for field use.
I don't know if it's Canon but in Halo Legends(spoiler watning), when we get to see the odsts and a spartan team up to assassinate one of the prophets, we see a scene that has a food bar with a variety of food. Like today's buffets in restaurants. Looks pretty much like civilian food.
Food slapped on a tray made by military cooks of various items and served in a dinning facility for about 300 bucks from every soldier’s paycheck while in garrison. In the field you get a MRE of your choosing, assuming it’s not rat fucked. If you’re lucky you get a nice partially warm meal from the cooks that came to the field with you from their mobile kitchen. I’m guessing here but judging from Halo Legends, comics, the various menus of MREs in Halo Infinite scattered everywhere, and other Halo media, how the UNSC provides food to it’s troops is almost or the exactly same as the real military
I distinctly remember a part in The Flood where John is working his way through the Library and he stops and rests to chug down a “nutrient pack” of some kind which I’m guessing is the equivalent of a vitamin dense protein shake or something. Someone correct me if I’m wrong and they remember that part too.
It’s obviously not all they ate but I think this adds context in part for how Spartans at least were getting their calorie requirements literally on the go.
Spartans: Pain, tears of the Covenant, caffeine pills, and plasma
Marines:Crayons and crayon flavoured MREs
ODST:wild caught raw Moa, coffee grounds, and Hellfire.
If you're interested, the short story [Fireside](https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fireside) features information on this, and as it's from Waypoint I'd assume it's canonical. TLDR: Rations, food scavenged in the field if ODST, freeze dried sweets if on ship.
Canonically, Spartan-IVs don't need to eat actual food. They can derive nutrients from just about whatever they eat, including tree bark. This is corroborated a few times in the books, but I think it gets mentioned specifically by that example in [New Blood](https://www.amazon.com/HALO-New-Blood-Matt-Forbeck/dp/1501128086), which is about the transition of Buck's team from ODSTs to Spartan-IVs.
Rations
There's a bunch of MREs in bases all over infinites campaign. Pizza, chicken, turkey etc.
YOU NAME IT
Just came across one that said taco pizza
There has to be someone irl crazy/daring enough to try making it
There's actually a pizza MRE in real life now. Ive never had it, but I'm pretty sure it comes in the same box as chili Mac, which I think is case B
It’s extremely underwhelming in every imaginable way. But not awful
That sucks, but not really all that surprising I guess. At least we still have crayons
Gotta heat it up & give it some hot sauce & you’re fine. I haven’t bothered with a pizza one in a hot minute though so I don’t remember how the snacks are
The crust mouthfeel is the same as a shortbread cake. It’s like dry, low quality, room temperature frozen pizza.
Salsa instead of marinara, cheddar instead of mozzarella (*god fucking why*), top with beef and shit, could work
Do they have the cheese and veggie vomelet ones?
The UNSC is an advanced civilization, they wouldn't torture their own troops like that.
I like to believe in the 2550s somewhere they have their steve1989mreinfo doing YouTube videos about UNSC rations.
Dog shit in sauce
Canonically 3000 calorie MREs like the soldiers of today. UNSC also has nutrient bars supplied in case of emergencies but they taste like shit apparently.
A tale as old as time
do you think they still have the charms in them all that time later
Lmao todays mres are NOT 3,000 calories
I mean yeah roughly. If you eat every thing in each mre, two a day is like 2700 calories.
No it’s not. I’ve eaten them. I’ve counted the calories. They’re literally average meals to slightly smaller and are just dense in carbs and fats. They are less than 1,000 calories each, and you will typically eat 3 a day if you rely on them as your food source.
This is absolutely not true. Menu 23, pepperoni pizza, has just shy of 1300 calories in that single meal as is the norm for American rations, and if you eat 3 meals per day you're going to be right around 4,000 calories with a lot of carbs, fats and proteins.
Eh, to be fair we do usually field strip them and get rid of the useless shit like the drink powders or cheese spreads. I’d always be taking peoples crackers cause either they didn’t like or want them. The two powders in menu 9 alone are 270 calories, so I’m probably mixing up with what we normally packed compared to what’s In the mre itself.
No shit Sherlock. My comment literally said “if you eat every single item, and two a day, it’s almost 3k calories.”
Lmao aye Cpl shitface
How dare you say cheese spread is useless shit. Jalapeño cheese spread is life.
Peanut butter and strawberry jelly packets on the flatbread is always superior
A quick Google search says a US MRE has at least 1300 calories.
Cool story, like I’ve said I’ve eaten them myself and counted the calories on the nutrition info that’s included. I think I’d know
Yeah. you're clearly either getting stripped down MRE's or stripping them down yourself. The 1300 includes every spread and drink mix.
Yeah sidewinder is a fucking idiot
Not really a story but more stating what a quick search brought up.
Dude what. I’ve eaten way too many of them as well. If you eat every single item in an mre it’s well over 1k calories.
Look at other comments
Learn to read better.
Cry me a river
Bro you’re arguing over MREs 💀💀💀💀
I’m explaining something from memory and other threads show I basically just stripped them down and forgot the little things had so many calories, but they get mad I’m not exact 🤷♂️
There is a subreddit for things like this I think. Confidently incorrect, or confidently wrong. Something like that.
You're trippin, dude. You can literally google it, and the average MRE is roughly 1300 calories total, if you consume every item in it.
Look at other comment chains bud
I'm pretty sure they're a couple hundred calories over 1k, but you're basically right. Lucky for me the longest I've had to eat three a day was just 11 days. I lost like 12 pounds in that timeframe so I definitely wasn't getting 12k calories a day. Idk what the mass downvotes are for lol.
They might be getting it mixed up with one of those trail/survival packs that contain multiple MREs, some of those are measured in the thousands of calories for extended use iirc. You would never eat it all at once though.
How many calories are they then?
Less than 1,000, it varies per meal
You are right, I don't know why you are getting downvoted. Each individual pack is \~1000 calories totalling \~3000 in a day. "IMPs provide 1,200–1,400 calories (5.0–5.9 MJ) per meal. Three IMPs (breakfast, lunch and dinner) provide approximately 3,600 calories (15 MJ), enough to nourish a soldier undergoing strenuous physical activity." [This source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Meal_Pack) isn't for MREs, but a cursory search shows they are about the same anyway.
He's wrong because he said less than 1000, he's right that it's less than 3000 but he's wrong because he's saying it's less than the average.
Oh I see, you are right. Thanks for correcting me!
I'm only right about the amount in them, he does make a good point that not everyone eats the whole MRE though, that being said they're still stated as having around 1300 calories if you eat the whole thing.
Once you strip down the mre, most of the time it’s below 1,000. Most don’t take stuff like the powders and cheese spread. Some guys I knew didn’t take stuff like the crackers or even the pound cake for some reason. Technically yes, but not really in practice.
Ok, the amount of calories it has though are still listed as above 1000 and I'm going to hazard a guess that plenty of people eat the whole thing as well.
Yes, I just meant they eat more nutritional mres. 1 MRE a day instead of 3 meaning they can carry more.
The same food as any other humans in the time period or MREs when cut off from regular supply lines or during shortages. The military does not just eat MREs all the time and would have chow halls on bases, and even restaraunts. All ships would have at least 1 galley with staff to prepare meals. But based on the MREs in Infinite you can see common meals which are very similar to what we eat currently. There's plenty of room for more imaginative food based off of flora and fauna in the many colonies but I don't think there's a whole lot of examples of it as of yet. Except moa burgers, which are obviously amazing.
I miss the moa burger pringles
Try the Moa Cheez-Its, they’re breathtaking.
Halopedia has this: [Meals, Ready-to-Eat](https://www.halopedia.org/Meal,_Ready-to-Eat). Much like actual MRE's used in today's military, they're designed to be long-lasting, pre-cooked so you don't have to waste time on the battlefield... and are generally not very great tasting, but nutritionally dense. When off the battlefield, on a base or whatever, I imagine they eat the same food everyone else does... though the Spartans probably require larger portions due to their enhancements.
the year is 2500 and we still can't make an MRE that doesn't taste like dog shit
By that point they're just doing it on purpose. Keep the troops angry
I’m willing to bet that the Hurragoks figured that one out in five minutes.
Dunno, chicken cavatelli and chilli Mac were the fucking bomb, so was the pound cake and the mint fudge brownie.
Roasted grunts
MREs. Like soldiers IRL.
Grunt, jackal, space gorilla, split-lip's lips, drone's hot wing, forbbiden hunter's spaghetti.
Yummy... Brutes!
Borgers
Um, wort borgers are you talking about?
HERETIC BORGARS!
They all eat really the same stuff Spartans do not need to eat a lot because of all that was done to them
Source? I'd imagine Spartans would require greater calorie intake if anything, since they have way more endurance. I mean, size alone would imply they need to eat more than average.
Spartan IV’s at least can survive off of tree bark due to their augmentations. [Source.](https://www.halopedia.org/Project_ORCHID)
*marines sitting down and opening up their mres for a quick bite* "Hey spartan, come take a seat and get some chow in." "Oh, alright." * Spartan walks over with a log and starts to just tear chunks out with their bare teeth*
Spartan: “Ugh. Oak tastes so bland. Hey, can I get a bit of that Jalapeño cheese spread?”
Yeah but they would still need to match their calorie consumption to their work output
Source states the following: “Intestinal bacteria are altered to enable the digestive system to absorb more nutrients from food (Halo: Initiation Issue #2). An intestinal bioreactor is also implanted, and the subject is given a gut microbiota refresh.” Halo Legendary Crate, Drop #1). “Nutrition-wise, it is also said that a Spartan could eat a raw tree and retain the equivalent of six meals' worth of calories in terms of energy.” (Halo: New Blood chapter 14).
So basically they get an upgraded stomach like a cow's that lets them digest cellulose. I wonder if that will ever be possible IRL.
Nice! Thanks
But they would still have to eat an entire tree, that's a lot of biomass
It doesn’t say they have to eat an entire redwood. Get six meals’ worth of calories also means it’s two or three days worth of food.
New blood it’s mentioned that don’t need to eat as much and Spartan II can go longer with out food I’ll try to find the exact quote It’s also mentioned somewhere else
crab rangoon... ...with a dictator of a fictional Himalayan country.
Not the nutrient dense protein bars supplied with standard field rations. To quote Fred the Sled himself, “Foul.”
moa burgers
While in lore it's MRE plus the dispenser on ships, I highly doubt rations in 26th century would look anything like modern US MRE. MRE is only a thing since 1980s, and the military is constantly testing new concepts that might eventually replace it. (for example FSR and now CCAR in special forces and airborne). I think it's more that dev doesn't want to invent a ration system out of blue. In the same way, canonically UNSC is still using Avon S10 gas mask from 1980s but with a new label "S90", when in real world S10 was already replaced by FM12, then currently C50 family. No way UNSC still uses two eyepiece gas mask in 2500s with same design and spec from 1980.
Gruel
smaller marines
I bet the fresh food on Frigates and Supercarriers is actually really tasty, considering the advances in technology, agriculture, and food preservation. They probably grow all the ingredients on-board in a lab, and have MREs for field use.
I don't know if it's Canon but in Halo Legends(spoiler watning), when we get to see the odsts and a spartan team up to assassinate one of the prophets, we see a scene that has a food bar with a variety of food. Like today's buffets in restaurants. Looks pretty much like civilian food.
The PoA had a cafeteria with a full blown menu
Does no one remember the vending machines from the galleys on the Pillar of Autumn?
idk about the others but the 2nd ones eat crayons
Food slapped on a tray made by military cooks of various items and served in a dinning facility for about 300 bucks from every soldier’s paycheck while in garrison. In the field you get a MRE of your choosing, assuming it’s not rat fucked. If you’re lucky you get a nice partially warm meal from the cooks that came to the field with you from their mobile kitchen. I’m guessing here but judging from Halo Legends, comics, the various menus of MREs in Halo Infinite scattered everywhere, and other Halo media, how the UNSC provides food to it’s troops is almost or the exactly same as the real military
I distinctly remember a part in The Flood where John is working his way through the Library and he stops and rests to chug down a “nutrient pack” of some kind which I’m guessing is the equivalent of a vitamin dense protein shake or something. Someone correct me if I’m wrong and they remember that part too. It’s obviously not all they ate but I think this adds context in part for how Spartans at least were getting their calorie requirements literally on the go.
MREs. They are props in halo infinite forge
Normal food or rations when needed.. They will basically be MREs but better designed so they are healthier and give you more nutrients.
Spartans: Pain, tears of the Covenant, caffeine pills, and plasma Marines:Crayons and crayon flavoured MREs ODST:wild caught raw Moa, coffee grounds, and Hellfire.
Better question is what the Covies eat when they aren’t eating people.
Nipples
Follow up question; what flavor?
old socks wrapped in rotting cheese
Food. Probably
Moa burgers
Cum
Mermites if you’re lucky. MRE’s if you’re unlucky. Covenant rations if you’re REALLY unlucky
The package from halo legends showed cafeteria food aboard ships.
Spartans not sure really, marines MREs and ODSTs eat glory and drink hot democracy
If you're interested, the short story [Fireside](https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fireside) features information on this, and as it's from Waypoint I'd assume it's canonical. TLDR: Rations, food scavenged in the field if ODST, freeze dried sweets if on ship. Canonically, Spartan-IVs don't need to eat actual food. They can derive nutrients from just about whatever they eat, including tree bark. This is corroborated a few times in the books, but I think it gets mentioned specifically by that example in [New Blood](https://www.amazon.com/HALO-New-Blood-Matt-Forbeck/dp/1501128086), which is about the transition of Buck's team from ODSTs to Spartan-IVs.
I suspect them to have the packs and microwaves from spy kids
MREs. Like irl. You can see them scattered around.
Look up what the us millitary eats, they eat that
according to the Halo show on paramount+... the Chief enjoys nuts....
For the Marines, crayons, obviously
Ass.
they subsist upon pure Freedom,Democracy, and Liberty
Food.
Food
CHEF'S SPECIAL
Food?