MREs get a new kick with caffeinated jerky and Zapplesauce

[unhappycamper]

 After a decade of war, military food scientists have been hard at work at a little-known research facility outside Boston transforming the field ration — known as the Meal, Ready to Eat — into something not just good-tasting but full of energy-enhancing ingredients.



MREs get a new kick with caffeinated jerky and Zapplesauce
By Christian Davenport, Published: October 29

Natick, Mass. — And now, from the folks who developed the atomic bomb, Kevlar underwear and the Humvee, presenting the latest in war-fighting technology:

Caffeinated meat.

That’s right, an Army lab here is testing a beef jerky stick that looks and tastes just like your average Slim Jim but contains an equivalent of a cup of coffee’s worth of caffeine to give even the sleepiest soldier that up-and-at-’em boost.

After a decade of war, military food scientists have been hard at work at a little-known research facility outside Boston transforming the field ration — known as the Meal, Ready to Eat, and perhaps the most complained about food in the world — into something not just good-tasting but full of energy-enhancing ingredients.



unhappycamper comment: Back in the 70s, the most vilified meal in the Super C world was Ham and Motherfuckers. We used to play baseball with that crap.

[2pooped2pop]

1. so basically they are drugging them?

if you want to eat, you will have to have a little speed to keep you soldiering for us. Is that about it?

Don't want to be force fed drugs? Don't eat.

speed only works for a while. The body has to have down time to rejuvenate.

Bring em home. That'll perk em up.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

2. basically.... They are STILL drugging them!

And still destroying our national treasure.