sugar + protein!? - dehydrates a soldier I'd think. sugar is always quick burst energy to as well not long sustained energy (over a few hours at least) as well for the most part. explosive shits. suger + protein?! - no actual food for the most part with liquids (spaghetti (water content) as an example) and such. very low grade quality to me personally since it doesn't have any food with water content (spaghetti as an example) alone. if you didn't drink the liquids (assuming that's vitamins + water and some sugar maybe) and/or get enough liquids alone your intestines would explode alone. gel is a gamble on this one alone. --- you need liquids with that type of meal to me personally. wrong place if you are on the battlefield I'd say as a video game expert here and a fitness type (used to be at least). this MRE alone you'd need a gallon of water a day I'd want to say. --- If I were to make an MRE myself. I figure heavy protein bars with very little sugar and maybe some fats to as well (work some complex carbohydrates in there to as well). Get a high water content on the side with vitamins alone. half gallon of water. It's only 4 pounds or so alone. --- someone wanted me to say this. protein poisoning is protein only for the most part. Protein poisoning (also referred to colloquially as rabbit starvation, mal de caribou, or fat starvation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_poisoning "fat starvation" as it's also called. --- 60% protein / 30% fat / 10% carbohydrates (complex) - very low sugar content Large amounts of water on the side. --- take the chocolate bar from this alone (if not a bit smaller) then add in the coffee (maybe chewing gum like he said). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpwIJVt_5L0 --- talking to someone else. this is meant for someone else. side note: I used to be a runner (fast jogger - relaxing while listening to music and such) so protein + sugar is a no go usually or was at least and/or a thing to avoid (protein + sugar dehydration - explosive shits alone). anything that dehydrates the body. used to do 3-5 miles after school (high school) then after high school I still ran for a couple of years alone. not everyday obviously and many times it wasn't 3 days in a row it was every other day at most. could lift on off days to as well. It was usually 4.1/4.2 miles at most unless I went further. I hated going 3 miles only if not 3.5 miles. I don't feel like my same old self unless I went around 3.8-4.2 (4 miles) miles or so alone (almost to the point of OCD like I didn't get my regular workout in and I don't feel the same). I usually didn't eat beforehand. I always waited until afterwards for the most part. small snack, but I didn't like having that fuel as energy for the most part. So 1-2 hours afterwards at least if not 3 hours. I didn't want to get addicted to food for my ability in running (just kind of strange that way I guess). I didn't want to get addicted to this myself --> have a snack - then protein bar - then some energy bar - then some energy supplement - then some energy bar + energy supplement - then some energy buffet. energy drink (NOexplode) + energy bar + energy supplement (something else) - energy buffet at that point. I was working overall more or so back then and/or overall "naturally" more or so myself. I did use NOexplode for a while myself. Kind of enjoyed having the energy at times. I did like doing other stuff, but not when I was younger. I didn't start using NOexplode until I was 22 or 23. It had to be "blue raz" the other ones for the most part that I tried tasted terrible for the most part. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/272389910770-0-1/s-l1000.jpg just go after 1-3 hours of eating if not 2-3 hours at least.