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An astronaut can choose from many types of foods such as fruits, nuts, peanut butter, chicken, beef, seafood, candy, brownies, etc. Available drinks include coffee, tea, orange juice, fruit punches and lemonade. As on Earth, space food comes in disposable packages.
fruits, nuts, peanut butter, chicken, beef, seafood, candy, brownies, etc. Available drinks include coffee, tea, orange juice, fruit punches and lemonade.
As far i read, astronauts preserve food in vacummed packets mostly in liquid form because it is easier to eat in space in that form ! Freeze-drying is one technique they use. In this method, food is quickly frozen and dehydrated after it’s cooked. Freeze-dried food doesn’t need to be refrigerated and lasts a long time. To eat freeze-dried food, astronauts squeeze water into the food packages. After the food absorbs the water, it’s ready to eat. Astronauts can use hot water to make hot meals that are tasty and nutritious. Some freeze-dried foods, like fruit, can be eaten dry. In fact, you may eat astronaut food from time to time without realizing it. Today, many breakfast cereals include freeze-dried fruits, like strawberries. Astronauts today eat many of the same foods they eat on Earth. Food is still dehydrated or prepared in special ways. But space shuttles now have full kitchens with hot water and an oven.! i am sharing an interesting article which talks about the same !
https://www.zmescience.com/science/domestic-science/food-space-923422/एक अंतरिक्ष यात्री कई प्रकार के खाद्य पदार्थों जैसे फलों, नट्स, पीनट बटर, चिकन, बीफ, सीफूड, कैंडी, ब्राउनी आदि से चुन सकता है।