Meal more filling than snacks. The type of meal served or eaten at any given time varies by custom and location. In most modern cultures, three main meals are eaten: in the morning, early afternoon, and evening. Further, the names of meals are often interchangeable by custom as well. Some serve dinner as the main meal at midday, with supper as the late afternoon/early evening meal; while others may call their midday meal lunch and their early evening meal supper. Except for "breakfast", these names can vary from region to region or even from family to family. A study in 2016
Meal, Ready-to-Eat Purpose, Improved" (FPSGPI) is given to pilots and other servicemembers that may require a small, extremely portable food ration for emergencies. It contains food bars and a drink mix. Similarly, the "Food Packet, Survival, Abandon Ship" (FPSAS) and "Food Packet, Survival, Aircraft, Life Raft" (FPSALR) are fitted into the storage areas on lifeboats. The "Jimmy Dean", a pre-packaged shelf-stable ration containing, among other items, a pre-made Jimmy Dean brand deli-style sandwich, is often issued in the field to U.S. servicemen as an alternative to MRE's. Meal, Ready-to-Eat The Meal, Ready-to-Eat – commonly known as the MRE – is a self-contained,