Originally Posted by
pharmalady
Sorry you don't see just how reviewed the content of those MREs are by healthcare professionals, including physicians like ME! They are intended for battle-ready situations, and they ARE nutritionally sound for intense situations. [Removed quote of now-deleted material]
Sounds to me like you have no idea what you are saying. Nutritionally sound for intense situations is not the same as the OP's suggestion of eating them in his room on his computer. MRE's are field rations and therefore high calorie made for people burning lots of calories.
MRE's do clog your pipes when you are highly active. The effects are worse when you are sedentary. I know this from experience eating them for 20 plus days at a time in the sandbox.
As i said before, MRE's are field rations, meaning they are intended to be temporary until A-rations made from fresh or frozen ingredients can be provided or even B-rations.