Saturday, 15 October 2016

A Basic Primer On Halal MRE

By Carolyn Brooks


As the world becomes more influenced by the Islamic faith, we see more and more items or words unique to the Islamic world. Two of these words are the words halal and haram, which means allowed and forbidden respectively. Sometimes you will see halal MRE on the shelves or online, or even your battalion mates eating it. Now you are wondering what the difference is.

Halal food of any kind is basically food that is prepared in a prescribed fashion by Muslim clerics following strict procedures and guidelines. You cannot just put a label and sell it to any Muslim, as most people of the faith will know if it is really genuine or not. This is because some halal foods are required to show the source, the way it was prepared and how the whole thing was processed together.

Halal food will general not contain any pork or preservatives which can include monosodium glutamate or MSG. Neither will it have any blood particles or alcohol mixed in it. Gelatin if ever used, will not contain animal based ingredients. Main ingredients will always include fresh vegetables and fruits, cereals and grains, select spices and herbs as well as dairy products that are considered clean.

Favorite mainstream foods are also jumping onto the bandwagon of having foods prepared this way, as the market seem to be ever growing for it, especially as more are converting to Islam. Quite a few analysts do say however that preparing food in this specialized way will mean it will add more to the cost and thus is not really advisable or trend worthy.

As this trend has affected mainstream food it has also affected other items for commercial use such as cosmetics and even clothing. In addition it has also affected such activities such as tourism even, where the distinction is seen in hotels not serving alcohol or forbidden foods, separate facilities for men and women and so on and so forth.

This bandwagon effect has also affected the United States military it seems as they also now offer Meal Ready to Eat packs prepared in this particular fashion. Basically in finality. What you will be getting is supposedly much healthier but also a bit more expensive due to the procedures in preparation that can be quite time consuming and overtly specific.

The real difference according to users is that the MRE prepared the this way is much more healthier than the standard one. In general these preparations lack MSG, trans fats, asparteme, sucralose and other ingredients which are high in sugar. Consumption of this therefore will in theory make a soldier less fatigued and jumpy on the battlefield due to the lack of these prohibited ingredients.

Whether or not this type of product is for you will really depend on how much you want to try it or like it, but also how much you are willing to spend. Standard packs may cost anywhere from ten to thirty percent more expensive in terms of price when compared to the ordinary MRE.




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