Troops who have a beef with the modern-day military ration should instead be counting their lucky stars. The original K-ration made for World War II was much, much worse. The biscuit was so hard that ...

The latest foodie trend come not from the kitchen, but from the battlefields dating back to World War II, as YouTubers collect, sample and review the packaged military meals known more for shelf life ...

Genghis Khan solved the iron-ration problem by issuing each of his soldiers a straw so that his warriors could thus tap their horses’ veins and drink the fortifying blood. The U.S. Army believes it ...

A new exhibit examines the contents and design of what’s inside the field rations of over 20 different armies. Few things are more important to soldiers than their food. Enter K-Rations, a new ...

If you got your hands on a U.S. Army K-ration from 1943, would you peel back the box top, dump out the contents, and chow down on the 74-year-old meal? I wouldn’t. But lucky for us, there’s one ...

HOPKINTON, Mass. (Jan. 28, 2013) -- Veterans from the small town of Hopkinton recently got a taste of new military rations technology at their monthly veterans breakfast, courtesy of the U.S. Army ...

We can say what we want about MREs (and we will), but compared to the other kinds of food handed out to military forces throughout history, the United States has it pretty good. By this standard, even ...