Laboratory data with single exposures showed that palatability has a positive relationship with food intake. The question addressed in this study is whether this relationship also holds over repeated...
Cardello, A.V., Kramer, F.M., Lesher, L.L., Meiselman, H.L., Schutz, H.G.
The relationship between laboratory and field data was investigated for nine different groupings of 5¿7 foods: two main dish groupings, four snack item groupings, and three specific meals. Liking...
Salter, Charles A., Engell, Dianne, Kramer, F. M., Lester, Laurie S., Kalick, Joan
A two week field test was conducted to assess the impact of the FY89 and FY90 versions of the T Ration menu on ration acceptance and consumption, body weight, and hydration status. Two companies of...
Laboratory and Consumer Evaluations of Alternative Formulations of Recombined Milk. (1998)
Rock, Kathryn, Senecal, Andre, Kramer, F. M., Bennett, Alan, Kelley, Nancy J.
Fresh milk is not available for distribution to military facilities in countries outside the continental United States. The use of recombined filled milk was implemented as an alternative. Filled...
Kramer, F. M., Rock, Kathryn L., Salomon, Melinda, Lesher, Larry L., Engell, Dianne B.
A seven day field test was conducted to assess ration consumption and acceptability of the current T Ration with and without two new breakfast and three new dinner menus. The test was conducted with...
Rock, Kathryn, Roach, Shivaun, Aylward, Judy, Harrington, Susan, Kramer, F. M.
The primary objective of the Individual Soldier Enhanced Ration (ISER) project is to provide additional menus for the MRE, to increase variety, and promote greater food consumption by reducing menu...
Field Acceptance and Nutritional Intake of the Meal, Ready-to-Eat and Heat and Serve Ration. (1998)
Rock, Katheryn L., Lesher, L. L., Kramer, F. M., Aylward, Judith, Harrington, M. S.
The primary objective of this field evaluation was to determine the field acceptance and nutritional consumption of the MRE and Heat & Serve Ration (H&S). This information was obtained by...
Field Acceptance: Express Entrees and Meal-Ready-to-Eat (MRE) Nutritional Labeling. (1998)
Jasset, Ellen P., Kramer, F. M., Lesher, L. L., Rock, Kathryn L.
The primary objective of the this field evaluation was to determine if the Express Entrees may have a place in the feeding of hot meals to large groups of soldiers in operational scenarios. This...
Bell, R., Johnson, J. L., Kramer, F. M., DeGraaf, C., Lesher, L. L.
Several focus groups and interviews were conducted with 95 military subjects from Ft. Bliss, Biggs Army Airfield, and Fort Leonard Wood during 1997 to understand how soldiers perceive Meal,...
Montain, Scott J., McGraw, Susan M., Tharion, William J., Kramer, F. M., Hoyt, Reed W.
Soldiers typically under eat relative to their caloric expenditure during field training. Carbohydrate supplements in liquid and solid form have been developed to provide a means of enhancing...
The Army Food and Nutrition Survey, 1995-97. (1998)
Warber, J., McGraw, S., Kramer, F. M., Lesher, L., Johnson, W.
This technical report contains data on nutrition attitudes, nutrition knowledge, and dietary practices of over 3,000 Army soldiers. This survey included soldiers from 32 Army installations across the...
An Analysis of Military Field-Feeding Waste (1998)
Rock, Kathryn, Lesher, Larry, Kramer, F. M., Johnson, Jane, Bordic, Martha
Personnel from Natick Soldier Center (NSC) conducted a study at Ft. Campbell, KY 23 to 28 April 95, to determine the amount of solid waste generated during field feeding operations. With the U.S....
Evaluation of the Improved Flameless Ration Heater (1998)
Johnson, Wendy K., Kramer, F. M.
An evaluation was conducted at Fort Wainwright, AK to evaluate two prototype heaters and a modified version of the current Flameless Ration Heater (FRH). The evaluation consisted of distributing the...
Tharion, William J., Montain, Scott J., McGraw, Susan M., Kramer, F. M., Smith, Brent A.
Warfighters typically undereat relative to their energy expenditure during field training and deployments. Carbohydrate supplements in liquid and solid form provide a means of enhancing carbohydrate...
Tharion, William J., Montain, Scott J., McGraw, Susan M., Kramer, F. M., Smith, Brent A.
Warfighters working in field environments typically undereat relative to their caloric expenditure (1), and carbohydrate utilization. The shortfall in total energy intake is normally met by drawing...
Acceptability of the Current and Proposed Items in the Meal, Ready-to-Eat (1998)
Johnson, Wendy K., Kramer, F. M.
An evaluation of new items for future versions of the Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) was conducted at Fort Drum, NY. The MRE XX was used for comparative purposes. Three groups of soldiers - members of...
Universal Camouflage for the Future Warrior (1998)
Dugas, A., Zupkofska, K. J., DiChiara, A., Kramer, F. M.
Due to increased deployments with varied missions and new technologies/advanced threats against U.S. Soldiers, a clear need arose for developing camouflage pattern(s) to enhance the Warfighter's...
Lieberman, Harris R., Kramer, F. M., Montain, Scott J., Niro, Philip J., Young, Andrew J.
Until recently, scientists had limited opportunities to study human cognitive performance in nonlaboratory, fully ambulatory situations. Recently, advances in technology have made it possible to...