Soldiers have dealt with less-than-optimal symptoms after eating meals, ready to eat for weeks. There’s a lot to know about what’s in an MRE.

Kiss your beloved pizza MRE goodbye, service members: the Defense Department is working on a brand new lightweight combat ration designed to keep troops fueled up while inevitably ruining your bowels ...

In particular, the division is working now to drastically improve the quality of fruits and vegetables in the Meals Ready-to-Eat, more commonly referred to as MREs. The division has set its sights ...

After problems emerged with the mass production quality of the MRE pizzas last year, the meal will finally be distributed to soldiers in the field over the next year and a half.

And the military has been working to improve the cuisine. The holy grail of MRE development - a palatable pizza. And now after years of research, it is on the menu.