[snippy_about_it]

Has anyone gotten mail where the soldiers have specifically asked for some specific items? If so, please post.

I have but it has always been pretty specific, like peppermint tea, gummy bears and stationary for three particular troops I sent to.

What I find works is just going through the grocery thinking about what I'd like to have out there, knowing the limits of the facilities.

This is how I came up with the boxed drinks and small cans of fruit and applesauce.

Oh, I also had a request for saltines specifically.

The snack "combos" those little hard pizza roll up snacks travel well as does peanut butter and jelly, get plastice jars.

Some of these things add weight but it is worth the extra cost if you can afford it.

Good luck.

[VOA]

This is how I came up with the boxed drinks

Thanks for the great list of specific suggestions.

One question about boxed (fruit) drinks:
Are packets of Kool-Aid (with artificial sweetner so sugar isn't needed) acceptable
as a light-weight alternative to shipping relatively the boxed drinks
(which are relatively heavy due to the water content?

Just wondering if there is some drawback to the light packets of Kool-Aid,
e.g., lack of decent water supply on the ground.