Food for Fighters: The Science Behind Feeding America’s Troops

(via Eater)  In unfamiliar and dire surroundings, seeking refuge in familiarity and the comforts of home can be a matter of life and death for a soldier. Such reminders are proof that no matter how grim current circumstances may be, life can still offer you a glimmer of hope — and one place where the Department of Defense hopes soldiers can find that refuge is in their daily rations of MRE, or Meal, Ready to Eat.