Forget Dessert, Bring on the Meat and Sweet Potatoes: Deployed Troops to Get 360K Pounds of Holiday Victuals

Petru Mazilu

They are chock-full of vitamins and minerals, high in fiber, and rich in compounds that are good for your heart and your eyesight. Like 'em or not, if you are a U.S. service member deployed overseas, you will see more sweet potatoes in your holiday offerings this season -- a whopping 800% more than last year. And at the same time, you won't see as many cakes and pies gracing your Thanksgiving meal, because the Defense Logistics Agency shipped roughly 80% fewer cases of desserts to troops this