page_title: Field ration
section_title: Israel
hierarchical_section_title: Field ration / Middle East / Israel
caption_attribution_description: January 03, 2007. A starting class of the Nachshol Reconnaissance Company is comprised of almost 40 female combat soldiers. "It's an infantry unit like any other," said the former Company Commander, Captain Shirli Galez. "They have all the equipment required to conduct reconnaissance and observation operations in the field. This company proves that female soldiers can carry the weight of combat positions fully." פלוגת נחשול, פלוגת הלוחמות של גדוד נשר, מורכבת מכמעט 40 חיילות. "זו יחידת חי"ר מיוחדת במינה," אמרה מפקדת הפלוגה לשעבר, סרן שירלי גלז. "יש להן את כל הציוד הדרוש לערוך סיורים ומבצעי איסוף בשטח. הפלוגה הזו מוכיחה שחיילות מסוגלות לשאת את מלוא הנטל של תפקידים קרביים."
context_page_description: A field ration is a canned or pre-packaged meal, easily prepared and consumed by military troops. They are distinguished from regular military garrison rations by virtue of being designed for minimal preparation in the field, using canned, vacuum-sealed, pre-cooked or freeze-dried foods, powdered beverage mixes and concentrated food bars, as well as for long shelf life. Most field rations typically contains meat as one of its main course. The iron ration is a soldier's dry emergency rations.
  Such meals also prove invaluable for disaster relief operations, where large stocks of these can be ferried and distributed easily, and provide basic nutritional support to victims before kitchens can be set up to produce fresh food. Rations intended for emergency or disaster relief are often referred to as survival rations.
  Most armed forces in the world today now field some form of pre-packaged combat ration, often suitably tailored to meet national, regional or ethnic tastes.
  Traditionally hexamine has been the preferred solid fuel for cooking rations. An alternative is gelatinised ethanol.
context_section_description: The Israeli "battle ration" (Manat Krav) is designed to be shared by four soldiers.  It contains: 1 can of rice filled vine leaves, 8 small cans of tuna, canned olives, a can of sweet corn, a can of pickled cucumbers, 1 can of halva spread and 1 chocolate spread, a can of peanuts, fruit flavored drink powder, and bread or matzoh crackers.  There is also an "ambush pack" of candy and high-energy protein bars.
  In 2008, Israel introduced a new field ration to supplement the traditional Manat Krav.  Unlike previous rations, the new Battle Ration consists of individual, self-heating, ready-to-eat meals packed inside plastic-aluminum trays.  They are designed to be carried and used by infantry troops for up to 24 hours, until regular supply lines can be established.  Ten menus are available, including chicken, turkey and kebab; each meal pack is supplemented with dry salami, dried fruit, tuna, halva, sweet roll, and preserved dinner rolls. However, as of 2012, the older rations were still in use.
  In 2011, as a result of the manufacturer going bankrupt, the IDF phased out the can of corned beef (known as 'Loof'), which had been part of the battle ration since the nation's founding. It would be replaced by "ground meat with tomato sauce".
  Many different recipes and different ways of serving the rations have developed in Israel. With the can of tuna, for example, traditionally cooked using toilet paper soaked in oil.
caption: An IDF soldier of the Nachshol Reconnaissance Company, eating from a battle ration
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