K is for Kilocalories
"So…what are you doing?" Drip rolled up clearly curious about what Patch was currently working on. Patch for her part, showed a massive amount of self-control by not throwing the clipboard she was scribbling on across the room in frustration.
She took a deep breath before putting on her best customer service smile. "I am working on putting together the base food order."
"It doesn't have marshmallows on the list." Drip pointed out like he was presenting her with a very important piece of information. "We are almost out of marshmallows and need more."
"We don't have enough money in the budget to buy marshmallows this order." Patch sighed. To say that the food order was one of her least favorite parts of her job would be an extreme understatement, but everyone on base had at least one or two 'other duties as assigned' to attend to, so she did her best to make the best of it…not that that her fellow base inhabitants always agreed with her food choices.
"I still think we need marshmallows." Drip pouted before he rolled off to leave Patch to start back to the work of figuring out how to properly feed the entire team while working within the limitations of their transportation system and most of all stuck within their paltry budget. She scribbled in a few more columns doing math as she went.
"HM…" Avalanche mumbled has he looked over her tines at the order sheets she was completing.
"Avalanche?"
"YES?"
"Don't…just don't." Patch signed and luckily Avalanche got the point and left her alone….which only caused Patch to redouble her efforts to get things done, because who knew who would be the next vehicle to interrupt her work.
Term- Kilocalorie- Though the labels on your food say calories, the number usually represents the number of Kilocalories in the food. This number represents the amount of energy it takes to heat 1 kg of water by 1 degree C. If consumed, calories help provide the fuel that allows the body to do work. When doing extreme field work, such as wildland firefighting, it is important to make sure that all members of the unit have access to enough calories in their diet because it can cause severe weight loss or injury if you don't.
Author's Note: Sorry for the delays in posting...I at least have good news though. I managed to catch strep throat instead of COVID-19 as was originally feared. My fingers are crossed that once the antibiotics kick in I will start feeling a whole lot better. To get us back on track I will be posting two stories a day instead of one this weekend.