Cold Weather Field Evaluation of the 18-Man Arctic Tray Pack Ration Module, the Meal, Ready-to-Eat, and the Long Life Ration Packet

The Army Field Feeding System was evaluated for its ability to provide adequate nutrition and hydration during a 10-day cold weather field exercise. Soldiers consumed the 18-Man Arctic Tray Pack Ration Module with either a wet-pack (Meal, Ready-to-Eat) or a dehydrated (Long Life Ration Packet) indiv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: King, Nancy, Mutter, Susan H., Robert, Donald E.
Other Authors: ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1993
Subjects:
Food
Food Service and Nutrition
*COLD WEATHER
*FOOD CONSUMPTION
*MILITARY RATIONS
MILITARY OPERATIONS
REQUIREMENTS
REPRINTS
WEATHER
PACKETS
ARMY PERSONNEL
PROTEINS
ENERGY
EXERCISE(PHYSIOLOGY)
BODY WEIGHT
FIELD CONDITIONS
MARINE CORPS TRAINING
ACCEPTABILITY
RATIONS
NUTRITION
FEEDING
HYDRATION
TRAYS
MEALS
MILITARY MEDICINE
WEIGHT
OPERATION
LONG LIFE
PHYSICAL FITNESS
ARMY
LLRP(LONG LIFE RATION PACKET)
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA268691
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA268691
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Summary:The Army Field Feeding System was evaluated for its ability to provide adequate nutrition and hydration during a 10-day cold weather field exercise. Soldiers consumed the 18-Man Arctic Tray Pack Ration Module with either a wet-pack (Meal, Ready-to-Eat) or a dehydrated (Long Life Ration Packet) individual ration. Both feeding regimens were acceptable, meeting protein and micronutrients requirements. However, the soldiers consumed only 70% of their energy requirement, thus losing an average of 0.9% of body weight. This weight loss, although not excessive, underscores the importance of maintaining an adequate food intake during extended cold weather military field operations.

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