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 additional drink mixes to encourage additional hydration. The caloric and fat content of the meals is also increased.<ref name="MCW/LRP">Meal, Cold Weather/Long Range Patrol factsheet by the Defense Logistics Agency</ref> The MCW replaced the "Ration, Cold Weather" (RCW). The "Meal, Alternative Regionally Customized" (MARC), is a self-contained, shelf stable meal developed by U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM)/Natick, Individual Combat Ration Team (ICRT), Combat Feeding Directorate (CFD). MARCs were developed specifically for detainees at Guantanamo Bay, and have since found wider spread use, notably Iraq and Afghanistan. MARC meals are entirely vegetarian as an easy way to prevent conflicts