dimanche 30 octobre 2016

What You Need To Know About Halal MRE

By Carolyn Brooks


Nowadays the growth of Islam and its spread throughout the world has affected much of the West in the way we do things and our understanding of new concepts and ideas. Two new ideas brought about by the spread of Islam is haram and halal, which means forbidden and allowed respectively. In fact with regards to the former, you may have seen halal MRE packs that is being consumed by your platoon mates or seen it on shelves in the commissary or grocery or even online.

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.

In general this kind of food will not contain any pork or any preservatives sometimes such as MSG and neither will it have any blood or alcohol particles in it. Neither will this kind of food contain animal based gelatin in its production. Halal ingredients will most certainly include fresh items such as fruit and vegetables, grains and cereals, dairy products and select herbs and spices.

Many foods nowadays, including fast foods, and other favorite mainstream Western meals are being made into halal so that more people can enjoy them. And as more people are turning to the Islamic faith it has become a lucrative business. Many argue that to make such a move in turn makes this kind of food more expensive than others not prepared in this way.

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 trend has also affected the way the United States military operates, especially in the way that it prepares Meal Ready to Eat packs prepared in this method. Theoretically in the end, you will be getting to eat something that is healthier, but likewise something that also costs a bit more, due to increased time to prepare amongst other things.

For those using the MRE prepared the halal way, most attest that it is healthier than the regular MRE. As these preparations lack MSG, asparteme, trans fats, sucralose and other high fat content ingredients. In theory the soldier will be less fatigued and jumpy due to the healthier product.

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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