Eventually a harried housewife or a busy executive will be able to order a ready-to-eat or ready-to-cook gourmet meal for delivery by dinner time (see box).

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Moamal just sat silent, opening his mouth like a little sparrow from time to time as a U.S. soldier fed him from an MRE (Meal-Ready-to-Eat) pack.

CNN: 's Karl Penhaul