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"The Combat Ready Kitchen: How the U.S. Military Shapes the Way You Eat" by Anastacia Marx de Salcedo, and a durable, shelf-stable common lunch-box item, a breakfast pastry.
(Photo Credit: Carrie Healy for NEPR)

Even Homemade Food May Have Combat-Ready Origins

With kids headed back to school soon, parents’ thoughts may turn to the packing of imperishable and durable lunches and snacks. Think: energy bars and drink boxes. Many common lunchbox foods were developed in military labs, including a big one in Massachusetts, says food writer Anastasia Marx de Salcedo. Her book is called “The Combat-Ready Kitchen.”

Click the audio player above to hear her interview with New England Public Radio’s Carrie Healy.