VETERANS PRESS: Hey veterans, did you know?

Cheetos were made from surplus war rations. 

During World War II, U.S. military were looking to cut down on shipping cost for war rations. In 1943, a USDA scientist did what was previously thought impossible: dehydrating natural, fatty cheese, making it easier to send across the ocean. After the war, the military was left with a bunch of leftover dried food, which was offloaded to private companies. One of the corporations to take advantage of the processed food fire sale was Frito, now Frito-Lay. In 1948, it rolled out one of the most famous uses of dried cheese to date: Cheetos.