Friday, 21 October 2016

Is Halal MRE For You And What It Really Is

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.

Food that is prescribed in a certain way of preparation by the Koran and overseen by a Muslim cleric or imam is food that is considered blessed or loosely termed as halal. In getting this food it is more than just putting a label on the bottle or package, for true Muslims will know its authenticity, as labels attesting to this kind of food will include sources of ingredients as well as modes of preparation until the final product.

The lack of pork and MSG is a general characteristic of this kind of food, and also the general lack of preservatives per se. It will not include blood or alcohol in its content and animal based gelatin I never used. Halal ingredients will always include the freshest of ingredients such as grains and cereals, fruits and vegetables, dairy products and select spices and herbs.

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.

Other items of commercial value are also jumping onto the same bandwagon, which includes clothing and cosmetics. Halal tourism is also gaining ground, in which hotels do not offer alcohol or pork products, have separate facilities for men and women and so on and so forth.

This movement has also affected the way that the US Military operates, in terms of the provision of Meal Ready to Eat packs prepared in this fashion. In the end you are supposed to be getting something healthier, but also something more expensive as posited earlier in this article, as the procedures of course entail more time and effort in preparation.

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.

In the end you will really decide if this product is for you or not. Whether you like it or not, or you find it healthier or not, just remember that this product will be a bit more expensive, being 10 to 30 percent more expensive than the regular ordinary MRE.




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