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 ...

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 ...

Ancel Keys, the University of Minnesota scientist who invented the K ration diet used by soldiers in World War II and who linked high cholesterol and fatty diets to heart disease, has died at the age ...

Ancel Keys, a University of Minnesota public health scientist who invented the K rations consumed by millions of soldiers in World War II, discovered that saturated fat was a major cause of heart ...

To the men of the 504th regiment, 82nd Airborne–“the Devils in Baggy Pants”–who crossed the Waal in Holland and battled Panzers in the Ardennes. My uncle ‘Highlee’ fought with them. And to Marines of ...

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 ...

In 1936, with war clouds gathering over Europe, some in the U.S. Army couldn't stop thinking about food. Fast food, in particular — which is to say victuals for soldiers such as paratroopers, who were ...

Cans of minestrone and ravioli, sticks of bubblegum and freeze-dried packets of chicken rogan josh are just some of the essential foods eaten by soldiers in the field around the globe. Italian ...

Reichwald Forest: Some smart Tommies from the 123rd. Jack Boulton is second from the left at the back. Bill Bark is first from the right at the front. Bill and Jack and the K Rations. My father-in-law ...