iving ▁people ▁Category : Lab our ▁Party ▁( UK ) ▁coun c ill ors ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁B irmingham , ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁Category : C oun c ill ors ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁Category : L ead ers ▁of ▁local ▁authorities ▁of ▁England <0x0A> </s> ▁During ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War , ▁British ▁military ▁r ations ▁contained ▁enough ▁food ▁energy ▁to ▁sust ain ▁the ▁soldier ▁in ▁g arrison ▁but ▁suffered ▁from ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁vit am ins ▁that ▁could ▁lead ▁to ▁nut r itional ▁def ic ien cies ▁if ▁not ▁supp lement ed ▁by ▁the ▁soldiers ▁themselves ▁through ▁garden ▁produce ▁or ▁purchase . ▁During ▁field ▁conditions , ▁the ▁energy ▁content ▁t ended ▁to ▁be ▁too ▁small . ▁Col onial ▁r ations ▁for ▁provincial ▁troops ▁generally ▁had ▁a ▁higher ▁energy ▁content . ▁ ▁Vict uals ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁colonial ▁wars ▁the ▁regular ▁army ▁was ▁provision ed ▁according ▁to ▁vict ual ing ▁acts ▁en act ed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Parliament . ▁During ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War ▁the ▁daily ▁allow ance ▁was ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ ▁Source : ▁ ▁Women ▁permitted ▁to ▁accomp any ▁the ▁army ▁received ▁half ▁a ▁r ation ▁per ▁day , ▁and ▁children ▁a ▁quarter ▁r ation . ▁F resh ▁bread ▁and ▁meat ▁could ▁be ▁subst it uted ▁with ▁fresh ▁or ▁salt ▁p ork , ▁hard t ack , ▁fl our ▁or ▁corn ▁me al . ▁Add itional ▁prov isions ▁such ▁as ▁f ruits , ▁veget ables ▁and ▁che eses ▁were ▁issued ▁when ▁available . ▁