APAD: An army marches on its stomach

An army marches on its stomach

    You must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well.

Etymology

Unknown; first attributed to Frederick the Great, and often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte.

Here is the US army ration summary of WWII,  several specially designed  non-perishable, ready-to-eat meal that could fit in a soldier's pocket as a short-duration, individual ration in order to ensure the army's combat effectiveness and morale.
 

One is called the K-ration was a United States military ration consisting of three separately boxed meal units: breakfast, dinner, and supper. It was originally intended as an individually packaged daily ration for issue to airborne troops, tank crews, motorcycle couriers, and other mobile forces for short durations. The K-ration differs from other American alphabetized rations such as the A-ration, consisting of fresh food; B-ration, consisting of packaged, unprepared food; C-ration, consisting of prepared, canned food; D-ration, consisting of military chocolate; and emergency rations, intended for emergencies when other food or rations are unavailable.

In addition to nutrition supporting basic body functions, the US army also supplied coffee, cigarettes, and coca with meals.  Coca-cola even set up manufacturing in Europe during the warfare in order to let American soldiers to have their hometown taste.

The US army service report stated : World War II was a logistician's war

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-ration

所有跟帖： 

• 这是看见楼下的美食帖子，有感而发啊？哈哈。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (167 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 06:33:14

• nope, had the US tasted hotpot, they'd never want2 fight any -移花接木- ♂ (14 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 06:36:20

• coz with hotpot life is too good to fight -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 07:24:13

• Could not agree more. lol -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 07:27:34

• even more so for astronauts, as it can be so lonely up there -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 06:44:57

• Right! eating is the best remedy to cure loneliness -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 07:30:47

• And we see plainly the result in obesity surveys :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 09:33:13

• 哈哈. but I do feel sorry for them and won't never become one. -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 11:47:16

• Once you control your diet, you can control so many things -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 11:55:12

• Are soldiers belly dancers:)) -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 07:47:09

• 据说生产商怕美国大兵利用资源优势，用供给里的巧克力去泡妞就故意做的很难吃，但欧洲妞还是禁不住任何巧克力的诱惑 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 07:51:37

• 欧洲难道没有巧克力？我咋觉得欧洲巧克力例如比利时巧克力比美国本土的好吃多啦。LOL -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 11:09:40

• yes, 如果战时还在生产 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 11:17:58

• 民以食为天 ：） -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 09:27:03

• Need A-ration for VC. Scurvy is alive and kicking. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 09:38:06

• 美国就这么豪横，得到无限给养的美军士兵抱怨配给里的午餐肉叫僵尸肉，而撒切尔夫人的回忆录里同时代家里拿出仅有一盒午餐肉 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 10:51:24

• 用于亲戚聚会，被赞叹有面包香肠的生活是幸福无比。海军大将时的山本56回家探亲，唯一菜肴是一大家人只能分食一条小鱼 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 10:54:17

• Fascinating Yin and Yang. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 11:05:28

• 哈哈，查了一下Google翻译：这个谚语的意思是：军队趴着行军：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 10:28:33

• 哈哈哈，that doen't make sense! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 10:40:53

• 兵马未动 粮草先行 -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 14:04:59

• 这个中文翻译到位，赞！ -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/27/2024 postreply 06:54:14