Well, while the new ones are much better, and have some good snacks, My favorites were Beef Stew (before they fucked with it and made it watery) and the Chicken Tettrazini. You can say they are good all you want, and I would agree with you, to an extent. When I was a boot (new Marine) I used like them, too. But after a few years of going weeks and only having them to eat, you get sick of them REALLY fast.

In reply to this comment by thesnipe:
LOL that is sooo true. I can't tell you how many bags exploded from people pouring water and the cocoa into the bag and then putting books or even sitting on the bag opening. It was hard not to laugh. The best was when people complained their chocolate was bad after it had sat in the steaming bag with the meal and mostly everything else that came in the bag. I personally thought the new MREs are 10 times better then the old crap. They did a decent job this time and if prepared PROPERLY they are damn good meals. I even took a few back to my dorm for those late nights hitting the books.