Ever Wondered What Troops Eat?
Ever wondered what troops eat, my sis in law's boyfriend is in the British Navy and he just came back from a training exercise and was telling me about the ration pack, very high in fat/sugar 6000 calories a day to maintain stamina. The packs also contain laxatives as its high in fiber and they don't drink much.
They were all tucking into the biscuits over the webcam and hoping they were not eating laxatives. The article below from the Ministry of Defense states the packs have just changed and now include halal food, Indian and Chinese and Thai as the young soldiers tastes have changed since WW2.
The clip below shows what the American troops eat, interesting, but it really makes us lucky to have home cooked food, I bet the first thing a soldier does when returning home is to eat a family meal LOL
Wow, instant chili mac, that's impressive!
ReplyDeleteI remember a couple buddies of mine describing the food packs they have. it's cool to actually see how they look like.
ReplyDeletei like that u cant be overcooking it!
ReplyDeleteSince my husband is military we have MREs (meal ready to eat) in our house. Not the real ones he ate while over there but similar. Not only do we have these in our home in case there is an emergency, but we take them on long road trips too in case we can't stop somewhere. We went to Montana from Vegas and did stop and heat up our meals. It was really funny. They are high in kcals and for me I would not eat a whole one, I was full halfway through my entree. Great post to show what they eat. I think more people should be aware of this.
ReplyDeleteYikes, that's tough! The constant use of laxatives must be so hard on their systems.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. I saw something similar on CNN yesterday. I can't imagine eating this stuff day in and day out. Guess they have more on their minds than the food. I would make a miserable soldier. Thanks so much for making us aware of this. Very important.
ReplyDeleteSam
Weird, it looks like early astronaut food.
ReplyDeletefresh local and best: i know that one is cool
ReplyDeleteJenn: I was fascinated by it
Lululu: i know
Melinda: oh you know all about it then, I know only good for active soldiers, otherwise we would gain a lot of weight!
Palidor: I know we are lucky to have home food
Sam: it makes us appreciate them more i think
Jamie: i know tight
When I was in the Army the beef enchiladas were my FAVORITE along with the jalapeno cheese. Yum! I often traded the skittles and m&ms to anyone who had the jalapeno cheese. :) Chili mac mixed with Tabasco sauce was my other favorite. Happy memories. :)
ReplyDeletethe epicureans market: oh the jalepeno sauce sounds good maybe you need to do a blog post on this lol
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool post! Something I'd never have imagined!
ReplyDelete-Nicole
pleased you liked it Nicole lol
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right about them! ha ha...they went hunger over the years out there..
ReplyDeleteThis post is inspiring, fresh and ultra awesome! You have a very progressive looks. Reading this blog is a great pleasure
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