samedi 22 novembre 2014

What Items Are Added To Halal Rations

By Ida Dorsey


Halal meals refer to food such as meat and poultry that has been slaughtered by butchers that are trained in accordance with Islamic specifications. It also refers to processed foods like yogurts, breads and treats that do not contain any forbidden ingredients such as coloring and alcohol. In previous years many producers did not have the experience and knowledge to produce high quality halal rations in the form of variety meals, but times have changed.

Meals that are already cooked and well prepared can be used as many times as desired. These meals are given to inhabitants of shelters, person who find themselves in refugee camps and also to soldiers who serve army terms. Holiday goers can shop for them at camping stores. People who follow Islam also buy these when they are bound to fly long distances as some do not wish to eat the food served on board. The meals can be heated and consumed easily and their shelf life is about twelve months, where other variations may last as long as five years.

A number of stores stock these ready meal packets with varieties that have all inclusive menus to chose from, which combine breakfasts, snacks, treats and main meal servings. Main meal servings usually entail a pasta dish that is also combined with vegetables and chicken as well as pasta sauces. Oats and fruit bars, nuts and dried fruits, chocolate bars, mints and jelly sweets are part of the packs. For drinks there are hot chocolate and fruit drink powder sachets. To top it up there are sugar packets, teabags, coffee sachets and chewing gum added.

The main meals are usually packaged slightly different than the other components to ensure that they can be either heated in microwaves, or warmed by being placed in boiled water. When stove tops or fires are available, they can be ripped open and heated in pans. The high quality variations will include eating utensils such as spoons and some napkins. These usually weigh up to three pounds per unit.

These parcels are not only cost effective and packaged with care; they are also prepared with nutritional value in mind. The quantities are calculated with the amount of calories a person should consume. The items that are added are in balance with sugar intake, fat intake and fiber intake. Main meals may also include cooked rice, meats with gravy, Asian style noodles, steak and other cuts of beef, vegetables and gravies. Breakfasts are made up of high protein porridge.

The recent humanitarian and emergency response factors have to be kept in mind by the suppliers of these halal friendly food portions. With this in mind they produce not only foods that can last for many months, but are also not prone to damage. These specific meals are clearly marked to assure those who receive them that what they are consuming meet their religious beliefs.

Some manufactures have upped the level by producing rations that combine seven days of meals in one. This has eliminated waste of smaller produce and is coming in extremely handy during the current day humanitarian aid initiatives worldwide. These were produced knowing that kitchen utensils and stoves may not be available to the recipients and were thus adapted accordingly.

It is estimated that up to seventy percent of all food rations that are in demand is halal. These shipments are marked with certified stamps as well as lists of ingredients to be identified by the recipients that what they receive are indeed in accordance with their religious beliefs. In that way all customers who buy them for convenience, all soldiers who receive them during duty and any persons who receive them from charities are sure that what they will consume.




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