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June 14, 2006
An army travels on its stomach...
Busy day around here, but I wanted to post a link sent to me by John a while back about how the food our troops overseas eat every day has changed:
Advances in coffee culture have even extended to "meals ready to eat," the portable field rations that are a constant source of nutrition in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some of the newest versions will contain chocolate-covered espresso beans.And in a nod to the increasing ethnic diversity of troops, some M.R.E.'s will soon include snack bread flavored with chipotle, packets of salsa verde and spice mixes from the New Orleans chef Paul Prudhomme.
"The culinary expectations of our war-fighters are rising each year and we want to make sure the palate is well entertained," said Gerald Darsch, director of the Department of Defense Combat Feeding Directorate.
Other new field rations include an expanded line of vegetarian dishes, including lasagna and chicken pesto pasta.
The article also mentions some home-based organizations like Treat the Troops.org that send cookies and other goodies to soldiers.
Lots of links to organizations that help, give what you can.
Posted by The Pragmatic Chef at June 14, 2006 10:03 AM
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