K-ration

The K-ration was an individual daily combat food ration which was introduced by the United States Army during World War II. It was intended to last for a day and provided three courses: breakfast, supper and dinner.

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Food - United States Army - World War II - Breakfast - Supper - Dinner

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By contrast, the previous A-, B-, C- and D-rations, which had been introduced during the interbellum era (and of which the A- and B-rations had been discontinued prior to WWII), only provided a single meal.

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Interbellum - WWII

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Breakfast included two biscuits, canned meat and eggs, a fruit bar, instant coffee, sugar cubes, cigarettes and chewing gum. Dinner also consisted of canned meat, cigarrettes and gum, as well as cheese. The supper package also contained toilet paper. The meals collectively were about 8,300 calories.

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Biscuit - Meat - Egg - Fruit bar - Coffee - Sugar - Cigarette - Chewing gum - Cheese - Toilet paper - Calorie

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The K in K-ration doesn't carry any meaning; allegedly it was chosen to make the ration easily distinguishable from the single-meal C- (= individual meal-in-a-can) and D-rations (= emergency high-calorie chocolate bars) that were in use at the time.

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