do they get to eat subway, kfc, mcdonalds like at camp balad, or are they mostly given rations?
how about iraqi food? is that any good?
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Tonight I had meat loaf, broccoli, mashed potatoes and gravy, milk and pecan pie for desert.
Depending on whether or not the FOB (Forward Operating Base) is American dictates a lot about the meals. It is always fun being on a FOB that isn't American as the food choices can vary widely.
A very small percentage of soldiers eat MREs from time to time, but that is more to get the candy (Skittles, M&Ms, etc.) than anything else. Any service member here very rarely eats an MRE because he or she has to. Some soldier who run day missions on the Iraqi economy do, but there are generally other options available.
The fast food here is usually in abundance on the larger FOBs. Burger King, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC and (everyones favorite :-) Green Beans coffee are able to operate because the conditions are safer and more stable. On the smaller FOBs, there is nothing of the sort. The fast food places are okay every now and then, but there is something a little off about the taste in almost everything purchased there.
The opportunity to eat Iraqi food varies from unit to unit. Some units have a lot of contact with Iraqi civilians and some don't. A few FOBs have an "Iraqi Cafe" on post that sell coffee and a small selection of Iraqi food. My favorite Iraqi food is "oroug" ... a little patty made out of lamb, potatoes and onions. Most plates are served with fresh vegetables. A cold Rani drink (fruit drinks with pulp in them) complete a pretty damned good lunch!
A lot of other soldiers go a different route and have food mailed to them from the States. These tend to be foods that are easily microwavable and ready in minutes. My roommate and I can get a little creative and have made pizza, quesadillas, hot sandwiches, etc.
Like I said - no one eats MREs because they have to. I am six months into my tour with six to go. I am away from my home base 90% of the time and have as yet had to even look at an MRE.
Have a GREAT Army day!! Hooah!!
Depending on whether or not the FOB (Forward Operating Base) is American dictates a lot about the meals. It is always fun being on a FOB that isn't American as the food choices can vary widely.
A very small percentage of soldiers eat MREs from time to time, but that is more to get the candy (Skittles, M&Ms, etc.) than anything else. Any service member here very rarely eats an MRE because he or she has to. Some soldier who run day missions on the Iraqi economy do, but there are generally other options available.
The fast food here is usually in abundance on the larger FOBs. Burger King, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC and (everyones favorite :-) Green Beans coffee are able to operate because the conditions are safer and more stable. On the smaller FOBs, there is nothing of the sort. The fast food places are okay every now and then, but there is something a little off about the taste in almost everything purchased there.
The opportunity to eat Iraqi food varies from unit to unit. Some units have a lot of contact with Iraqi civilians and some don't. A few FOBs have an "Iraqi Cafe" on post that sell coffee and a small selection of Iraqi food. My favorite Iraqi food is "oroug" ... a little patty made out of lamb, potatoes and onions. Most plates are served with fresh vegetables. A cold Rani drink (fruit drinks with pulp in them) complete a pretty damned good lunch!
A lot of other soldiers go a different route and have food mailed to them from the States. These tend to be foods that are easily microwavable and ready in minutes. My roommate and I can get a little creative and have made pizza, quesadillas, hot sandwiches, etc.
Like I said - no one eats MREs because they have to. I am six months into my tour with six to go. I am away from my home base 90% of the time and have as yet had to even look at an MRE.
Have a GREAT Army day!! Hooah!!
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- While on a mission they would be issued MRE'S. and while in camp they may have REAL Food.
- Burger King, and they don't know it, but I have information from an inside source, that Burger King burgers, are made from ground camel hump meat.
Very high in calcium!
. - Depending on the size of the base depends on how good the food. The chow halls always have the same food on a weekly rotation. As far as fast food it all depends on where you are at. Local food is pretty good, but really is not reccommended for us to eat. During my first time I was over here they had a resturaunt that severed Iraqi food on post. I would get the "Tika" which is kinda like a Fajita, it was lamb,vegetables,and flat bread.
- camel meat??hahahah..grandpa starting rumors again....bad boy
- on the base they would eat chow hall food. burgers hot meals like they do on a reagular base. if they were away they would eat meals ready to eat MRE's its vaccum sealed meals that are pretty decent. they have a water activated heater in them that they can use to heat up their meals.
the MRE's were probably more used when they attacked iraq now that they are settled there they are eating more chowhall -
- Their own crap.......
- Speaking from personal experience, being that I am in Iraq right now, we eat mre's Meals Ready to Eat while we are out of our FOB Forward Operating Base but while we are in the FOB we have about 14 different meals we are served. it ranges from Processed burgers to chicken. But please keep in mind all the food that is cooked here is in a plastic bag and all they do is put the bag in boiling water and heat it up and serve it. as far as is it good, It depends on the meal. I mean by American food standards (USDA PRIME GRADE A MEAT) no it is not good but compared to MRE's yes. but food here does get old. Eat the same 14 meals for 7-9 months and you can get the idea of how food is here
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Currently in Iraq MAR 07-OCT/NOV 07 - They eat yummy (j/k) MRE's while in the field, but back at camp they eat "real" food.
- Usually MRE's or food without much flavor (just like BCT). Chicken Patties,baked chicked,rice,beans,fish,mashed potatoes w/ gravy,vegetables.salad,peanuts,cheese,fr… chicken,hot dogs,cheese burgers,cake,possibly ice cream,pancakes,waffles,sausage,syrup,has… browns,potatoes,bread,wheat bread,rye bread,pretty much everything we regulary eat for breakfast and lunch.
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