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"  Picture yourself in Afghanistan in the midst of your fellow British troops. It&amp;#039;s hot. It&amp;#039;s tiring. It&amp;#039;s dangerous. What food are you craving? If your first thought is beef jerky then you are in good company. The British troops have recently received improved ration packs, which means jerky! Oh, and a few other things. Each new and improved pack is meant for patrols lasting up to twelve hours. A typical pack contains chicken curry or steak and vegetables, which are heated with a chemical water heater, along with snacks like the aforementioned jerky. The troops are also now given the option of Hindu, Sikh, halal and vegetarian options. Also new to the packs: gum. Each pack provides a soldier with the 4,000 or more calories needed during an average soldier&amp;#039;s day. Private Ryan Salmon of The Parachute Regiment praised the packs saying, &amp;quot;The new 12-hour ration packs are a great change from the normal rations. It contains beef jerky and a sandwich which are great for a quick meal...The chemical water heater and main meal are good when you are on short ops. You can get a quick warm scoff and not worry about messing around with a cooker.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Mmmm, warm scoff. More from Delish: Haute Cuisine in the Great Outdoors According to The Guardian, the standard contents of the new 12-hour packs consists of:  Barbecue beef sandwich Meatballs and pasta or pasta bolognese Beef jerky Fruity oatie biscuit Menthol chewing gum Golden oat bar Fruit and nut mix Mixed fruit sweets Lemon energy drink Cherry isotonic drink Two raspberry-flavored water drinks  Each pack also contains a heating pouch, water sterilization tablets, a reusable bag, tissues, a spoon and wet wipes. Panels of soldiers, sailors and Royal Marines who recently returned from the field chose the packs&amp;#039; contents. A note on jerky: The British are not the only ones enjoying dried, meaty treats. American troops are regularly shipped packs of beef jerky from different jerky producers and organizations. According to the Jeff&amp;#039;s Gourmet Jerky website, jerky is one of the most requested items that soldiers want while away from home overseas. What would you propose for a lightweight pack? And how much do you like jerky? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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