What type of food is eaten in space?
Astronauts in space can’t eat the exact same foods as they do when on Earth because microgravity affects body processes and even the act of eating itself.ProblemsIn space, a big problem with food is that it floats away. Bread, salt and pepper are not allowed aboard spacecraft because of crumbs and particles that could get into sensitive electronics.First FoodsOn the original NASA missions of the 1960s, food consisted of freeze-dried foods, food cubes and tubes of food paste.TypesFoods given to modern astronauts can be in the form of rehydratable foods, thermostabilzed items, irradiated foods, powdered beverages and foods in their natural form. Astronauts choose which foods they will eat from a variety of different menu items before they leave earth.ContainersSpace food comes in packets designed to contain food and keep it from escaping and floating away.NutritionNASA designs meals for astronauts to have 100 percent of the recommended amounts of vitamins and minerals for spaceflight in
