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How smaller, nutrient-dense rations support changing warfighter needs

WASHINGTON — War Department experts constantly research and implement new technologies to improve the food that supports service members' ever-changing nutritional needs. A few new creations are ...
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NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF RATIONS FOR SHORT-TERM, HIGH-INTENSITY COMBAT OPERATIONS

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...
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How chocolate became one of the US military’s most important WWII rations

Soldiers share chocolate, tobacco, chewing gum and more in August 1944. (Roger Viollet via Getty Images/Canva) In the early American military, specifically the Continental Army during the ...
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6 military foods that became popular civilian foods

Many everyday foods owe their popularity to military innovation. Designed for durability, portability, and nutrition, military rations often introduced ideas that later found their way into civilian ...