What foods were eaten during in World War 2?

Answer 1

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Soldiers in world war two ate differently depending on where they were deployed or stationed, while in the field or during combat situations they would eat what are called c-rations, most of the time they were awful.

ON a base, stateside, pretty much the same food as in a cheap cafe. Cooked in large amounts, and served cafeteria style, with a time limit on how long you had to eat it. 20 minutes and get out, so the next group can come in and get their meal. No luxury cuts of meat, no steaks, or roast beef, or the like.

Cheap food, like hot dogs, chipped beef, Hamburgers, beans, rice, baloney, macaroni and cheese, soup, bread, corned beef, stew. Little bakery goods, except donuts, and cookies. Milk and water and coffee to drink.

IN the field, during training exercises, the troops might get hot food from a field kitchen, or they might eat field rations, that they cooked themselves.

In action, the unit's cooks were responsible to make hot meals, from the supplies that came up from the rear area supply dumps. The food came in large 10 pound cans, and in bulk bags, of flour rice and beans, that weighed 50 pounds. If hot food was not possible, the soldiers ate cold rations from their personal ration boxes. Cold anything is better than NOTHING at all to eat.

Stealing food from the local people was also encouraged, to make for some variety in the make up of the meals. Farm boys knew how to cook a chicken along with some carrots and potatoes, to make a stew. Looted wine or liquor was also popular, with any meal, even breakfast. Ever wonder how many US soldiers were dead drunk, just before they became dead? Lots.

Answer

1 Tin of Corned Beef (better known as 'Bully Beef' to friend and foe alike). Comes in the tan-and-green early war Australian military labeled tin. Of course, this is the proper key-turn variety tin with the silver-colored ends as made in Argentina for the Australian Armed forces to this day. Ready to "pour" from the tin when the temperatures reach 110 degrees and up!

2 Packs of Arnott's Plain Biscuits (These are military biscuits and not fancies)--Hard on the teeth but oh-so-filling! Sealed inside cello bags, inside the buff and properly labeled early war wrapper reminiscent of WW1 ANZAC fame. (3 ounces each)

1 Tin of Tuna in the proper buff-labeled "Diamond Brand" tin as seen in many pictures of Australian rations from the war. Fish was a vital component to rations for men in the desert, to receive plenty of protein in a not-so filling package, while delivering a bit more salt to the diet in order to encourage drinking of water.

3 packs of WEET BIX, Australia's favorite high-nutrition Cereal/biscuit. These can be eaten dry as a snack, or boiled with water and sugar, or, better yet, eaten in Milk (hot or cold) as an energy breakfast. Standard Aussie issue wrapper from the time period covers one serving each of these sealed inside an inner cello pouch.

1 Roll of Steam Rollers Mints in the buff war-time wrapper. These are actual Australian Steam Rollers as issued to troops, and will pleasantly surprise you folks if you don't care for the British or German mints that eat your lips off. These are mild and tasty, and were one of the favorites with all troops in the theater, even inspiring some German mint makers to work on more pleasant mint varieties when some rolls made it back from the front!

1 pack of Indian "Sun" brand matches, which were both issued and sold through NAAFI outlets. They were cheap, plentiful and somewhat waterproof, and come in ghastly hand-assembled and labeled wood and paper boxes, just like the originals!

American soldiers during WWII ate mainly rations from cans of varying size called C-rations. The C-rations came in a small variety of concoctions and with various accessories to include candy, cigarettes etc. There was also an emergency ration called the D-ration. The D-ration consisted of a highly caloric and energy boosting chocolate bar that was so hard some troops had to soak it in hot coffee or water in order to eat it or use a bayonet to cut it. This would be used when C-rations or field rations (generally fresh food served on a cooks line) were not available. The American paratroopers used mainly a ration known as the K-ration. The K-ration was small, lightweight and as such was ideal for the "less is more" way of thinking of airborne troops. The K-ration, unlike the C-ration, consisted of a breakfast, dinner and supper menu and contained many of the same accessories, to include the cigarettes, as did the ration type C.
K-Rations. At least most off them were those. They were cheap, better than nothing meals. TRUST ME I HAVE TRIED IT!

Answer 2

Many will say that they ate nothing but SPAM if they served in the US Forces. ANZAC's claimed it was mutton or bully beef while the Chinese and the Japanes will assure you that it was a handful of rice and a rare dab of fish paste. Troops in the field have created great legends about the diet they were forced to endure and this has always been true.
In WW2 food was usually what people call "Rations."

Italian and German soldiers usually ate normal Italian and German foods while on bases in Occupied countries. When they were out the soldier of the German or Italian army would eat a food consisting of some sort of meat and vegitables, and "Hard Tack" A flavorless, concrete-hard cracker. The Italians in the desert called it "Mussolini's Ass" Seeing it was probably very cheap to make and tasted even worse.

British and American soldiers usually had better tasting meals. The Americans had K-rations, a canned 3- course meal given to troops.

Dinner Unit: canned entree (processed Cheese, ham, or ham and cheese), biscuits, 15 malted milk tablets (early) or 5 caramels (late), sugar (granulated, cubed, or compressed), salt packet, a 4-pack of cigarettes and a box of matches, Chewing Gum, and a powdered beverage packet (lemon (c.1940), orange (c.1943), or grape (c.1945) flavor).

cigarettes; chewing gum, and a bouillon soup cube or powder packet

British soldiers usually ate a well-tasting meat entree with a side of assorted vegitables. Tea, Cigarettes, and a Biscuit.
ration food soup and vegtables

Answer 3

Foods eaten during the second world war included: meat; apart from sausages, bacon and ham were eaten along with powdered (and occasionally fresh) milk. Butter, margarine, fat and lard were sold but kept in small quantities and tea was also available but it was sold loose not in teabags.

Eggs were hard to come by so dried powdered egg was used. Jam, sugar and sweets were still allowed but rationed in a small amount. Cheese amounts varied whether the families were vegetarian or not (meat eating families getting less) and onions were only introduced to food rationing towards the end of the war.

Specific foods available depended on the country concerned: World War Two affected most of the world; some regions fared better than others with availability of foods, while some suffered extremely bad conditions generally, with good food among the first things to disappear.

Answer 4

1 Tin of Corned Beef (better known as 'Bully Beef' to friend and foe alike). Comes in the tan-and-green early war Australian military labeled tin. Of course, this is the proper key-turn variety tin with the silver-colored ends as made in Argentina for the Australian Armed forces to this day. Ready to "pour" from the tin when the temperatures reach 110 degrees and up!

2 Packs of Arnott's Plain Biscuits (These are military biscuits and not fancies)--Hard on the teeth but oh-so-filling! Sealed inside cello bags, inside the buff and properly labeled early war wrapper reminiscent of WW1 ANZAC fame. (3 ounces each)

1 Tin of Tuna in the proper buff-labeled "Diamond Brand" tin as seen in many pictures of Australian rations from the war. Fish was a vital component to rations for men in the desert, to receive plenty of protein in a not-so filling package, while delivering a bit more salt to the diet in order to encourage drinking of water.

3 packs of WEET BIX, Australia's favorite high-nutrition Cereal/biscuit. These can be eaten dry as a snack, or boiled with water and sugar, or, better yet, eaten in Milk (hot or cold) as an energy breakfast. Standard Aussie issue wrapper from the time period covers one serving each of these sealed inside an inner cello pouch.

1 Roll of Steam Rollers Mints in the buff war-time wrapper. These are actual Australian Steam Rollers as issued to troops, and will pleasantly surprise you folks if you don't care for the British or German mints that eat your lips off. These are mild and tasty, and were one of the favorites with all troops in the theater, even inspiring some German mint makers to work on more pleasant mint varieties when some rolls made it back from the front!

1 pack of Indian "Sun" brand matches, which were both issued and sold through NAAFI outlets. They were cheap, plentiful and somewhat waterproof, and come in ghastly hand-assembled and labeled wood and paper boxes, just like the originals!

Answer 5

The soldiers had food that was called "rations" and consisted of cans of meat, fruit, vegetables and coffee. The rations included little amenities like matches, toilet paper, can opener, cigarettes and gum. Water was put into metal canteens.

The people on the home front had their normal fare but it was restricted. I have included another question that has a good answer for you.

Answer 6

Amongst other things, the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths, and carp and anchovies, and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit-bats...

Answer 7

Normal things, but they used ration cards, meaning they were limited on how much they could get from the store.

Answer 8

they ate everything and everything they could get their hands on. they didnt have vary many choices.

Answer 9

rationed food