Full breakfast includes bacon (traditionally back bacon), fried, poached or scrambled eggs, fried or grilled tomatoes, fried mushrooms, fried bread or buttered toast, and sausages (also called "bangers"). Black pudding, baked beans and bubble and squeak are also often included. In the North Midlands, fried or grilled oatcakes sometimes replace fried bread. The food is traditionally served with a mug of tea; more recently coffee is an alternative. As nearly everything is fried in this meal, it is commonly called a "fry-up". As some of the items are optional, the phrase "full English breakfast", or "full English" (or "Full Monty") often specifically
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,