K rations

K rations
n [pl] (AmE)
special meals given to US soldiers during World War II. They were named after Dr Ancel Keys, the leader of the group that created them. The food was supplied in three boxes, one each for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and each contained a healthy number of calories (= units measuring energy value) and vitamins, as well as four cigarettes.

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