FEMA and USAID could more efficiently provide feeding rations during Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DRs) operations by using high-calorie survival bars in lieu of MREs and HDRs, thus saving time, money, and resources. The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) primarily use Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) and Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs) for foreign and domestic humanitarian disaster response operations. These rations are costly and logistically ...