MRE Bacon Cheddar Cheese Spread – 24 Pack | These MRE Spreads Are NOT Military Surplus – Sourced Directly from USA Govt Contractor by Long Life Food Depot | Meals Ready to Eat

These are individual squeezable packets and are great for take-alongs. Good cheesy bacon smoky flavor and are especially tasty on buttery crackers.

I like that these are individually packaged, and able to be used while on duty. I take them to work, and use as a quick snack

- The individual packs say "thermo pac llc, Stone Mountain, GA" but it's not clear if that's origin or just packaging- The expiry date is coded. That annoys me.- "Tear here" arrows but I'll be dern if I can tear it. Had to cut openI'm not going to be buying these again. As a camper and prepper, I need to know expiration dates. As a consumer in general, I don't trust coded dates.Ok on to the product itself. The bacon is little tiny bits, not just added bacon flavor. It's not a strong cheese flavor but it's recognizable. I got no bacon flavor at all but I still enjoyed nibbling on the bits. Kind of like I enjoy strawberry seeds.The thing is, the final flavor note is sort of smoky and it lasts so long I have to classify it as an aftertaste - and I really liked it.I did not care for the mouth feel while swallowing. It had a bit of an oily quality to it. The lingering flavor, however, was good.My rating is based on flavor/texture only.Don't forget to use the Smile.Amazon.com address - It's an Amazon program where many everyday things you buy will generate a small donation from Amazon to the charity of your choice at no cost to you. Info here: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_se_rspo_laas_aas

I haven't had the chance to try this yet but I look forward to it. Cheese with bacon - what's not to like? If it's anything like the regular Cheddar cheese spread then it probably has a good flavor and is easy to use. It's a great item to have in your camping or emergency supplies.

I am updating this persons review now in 2020. Thermo Pac, a military vendor, was supplying these in MRE's. And the regular and jalepeno mre chese by Thermo Pac was the delicious cheese that troops have coveted and loved for years. In 2017, the U.S. military switched vendors , to Gamay foods, another government mre supply vendor who now supply the MRE cheese to the military Mre's . Gamay makes the regular mre cheese spread, and now the Jalepeno mre cheese spread too that Thermo Pac both used to make and supply. The complaints online are valid from troops and civilians alike. The regular and jalepeno cheese spreads are a completely different taste and texture . This is not the same thick , wonderful tasting cheese packets that soldiers who served will remember living on this. Leave it to the government to screw up a good thing. I myself have bought these new ones by Gamay and confirmed this as swell that these do in fact not taste the same or as the good ol thermo Pac regular and jalepeno cheese spreads in mre's we had for years. . Also the goverment made them change the size of these from 1.5 oz down to 1.0 oz. There is still a single cheese spread being made by thermo Pac, and they only make it in the bacon cheese mre packets. This is the only way to as of right now get that same old great tasting cheese.