Items under development from the Close Combat Assault Ration on display at the Pentagon May 24, 2018, include a root vegetable bar, Korean BBQ stir fry package, spinach quiche, cheddar cheese bar, banana and French toast. (U.S. Army photo by Gary Sheftick)
PJ Media: New MRE Headed for the Front Lines Includes Mini Spinach Quiches
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Army debuted new meals ready to eat including pizza that's coming down the pipeline soon and special compact, gourmet rations for close combat that will include mini quiches for the front line.
The new food items, which were displayed in the Pentagon courtyard late last week, are an effort to improve soldiers' nutrition while still offering troops an MRE they'd actually want to eat.
In this vein, the military is planning on testing an array of vacuum-sealed dried fruits and veggies such as the banana compressed to about a third of its size.
The taste-tempter expected to be on the menu for downrange soldiers next year, and at some locations possibly earlier than that, is the pepperoni pizza MRE, which officials said has been a longstanding request from troops and was put into development in 2012.
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2 comments:
Those guys on the front-line, who risk their lives for us on a daily basis, surely must be looking forward to their Mini Spinach Quiches.
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C rats had important stuff like cigarettes and toilet paper.The canned was good.
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