Abstract

An overview is presented of military meals of the Armed Forces of the United States; major changes throughout history from the late nineteenth century to the present day and difficulties encountered in feeding troops are described. The fundamentals of advances in food science are chronicled and a historical perspective is given to the technologies, e.g. in food preservation and packaging, that have played a large role in ration development to achieve safety, shelf stability, utility and variety. The types of rations used in particular wars are described in their historical context and also by the processing technologies employed. There has been significant progress and problem-solving in research and development over the last 200 years to tackle military nutrition.

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