MRE Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese Spread (24-Pack) – Long Shelf Life – 2024+ Production Dates by Long Life Food Depot – Meals Ready to Eat

Jalapeno cheddar MRE cheese. Just what you'd expect from MRE cheese but with a kick.

I munched a lot of these when I was in the military. IMHP, some of the best cheese spread on the planet :)

First, the Cheese Jalapeno is just right - not too spicy, but enough to wake up taste buds. Really good flavor. The cheese is much better than the canned stuff that we used to squirt on crackers. Given the choice between this, the canned stuff or any of the Emergency Bars, I'll choose this every time. Put some on a Triscuit and family will not know this is a MRE-type food. It's obviously great for Preparedness, but also long trips, hiking/camping and related activities. A few tubes of this and some Pilot Bread and you are good to go!

It appears to be old enough to require mixing in the pouch before using. Bright ted and green streaks in the base yellow from the ingredients. Very salty. Just like mama never made, because she loved me and wanted me to eat right. But I love the stuff. My wife calls it a plastic food product. But it is ready when I am, like Twinkies. Great in moderation and in a high sweat environment, like Texas. Salt in, salt out.

I don't know what infernal (or divine) source crafted this concoction. I don't think mortal man was capable. Regardless... this stuff is much akin to a perfectly spiced Velveeta in texture, taste, and nutritional quality. It is a food-like substance that enhances (greatly) and cracker, bread, or macaroni (if you're feeling frisky). It is also very very salty. For me, being in the military, this brings back great memories of opening up the rare MRE and finding this gem inside. People would trade me three bags of M&M's/Skittles for this puppy, it's so good. Now, you can have the joy of this evil lil treat in the comfort of your own home, far from the echoes of gunfire and stink of dug latrines. If you're feeling frisky, take your family camping, dig your own latrine, and then bust out a bag of these cheez packets to relive the "good ol' days" all over again.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: Very good!

As others have observed, this is not real MRE cheese, it's 1.0 oz. (vs. 1.5 for the real deal), and this is made by Welcome Dairy LLC instead of Thermo Pac LLC. The price is a little high also. That said, the product is still very good and I would buy this again just for convenience, as it's hard to find the cheese packets in stock at the local discount grocery chain that sometimes stocks them. ***Later Update: changed from 3 stars to 5 stars as I now understand that the DoD contractor/supplier for MREs changed, together with the package size. I've started finding this exact same 1.0 oz. product from the same supplier in real MREs, am currently working through a case with a pack date of 11/2017. This item is the exact same stuff, packaging is identical, contents identical, it's clear now that this is genuine MRE cheese.

Now, maybe proclaiming this as the best of the shelf stable cheeses is a low bar to clear, but that doesn't reduce how good this stuff is. As light snacks go, the jalapeno cheese is quite tasty, especially at room temperature. The pouch is small enough to easily carry in a pocket or purse, but big enough to season a large sandwich. It's great on something as simple as crackers, or as hearty as a bagel. I have loved both the convenience and the flavor of these little pouches of cheesy goodness. Camping, hiking or simply snacking in bed have all proven convenient places to enjoy the jalapeno cheese. No, it does not taste like real cheese, but it's still an excellent flavoring for otherwise bland foods