Soldiers were given a specific amount of food although food was consumable it was not the best. This is a table showing a typical day ration. For many soldiers it was the first time in their lives they were able to have three meals a day as many were poor they could not afford three meals. Source A8 suggests that edible food was brought however as they did not have goods such a refrigerators, food would get spoilt and would eventually decay. Due to the wet and hot weather conditions food would rot and spoilt which would lead to food poisoning. Source A1 supports this as food poisoning was another physical illness soldiers would get in the trenches. This source was from an official British government information in1916 therefore this makes the source reliable. This source is a primary source as it was written during the war. The purpose of this is to educate and inform student and the younger generation. As this source has the purpose to educate and inform this source is reliable. This source is fairly reliable as it was from the time of the war. Despite knowing this is a typical days ration; it does not give us the full picture as some food was foul and ruined before arriving to the trenches. This was due to the weather conditions which would cause the food to decay. So the amount on the table wouldn’t necessary mean the soldiers would get that much. This source is useful in showing a typical day’s ration therefore we learn that the soldiers were given a specific amount of food every day. This gives us a picture of the type of food given to the soldiers. Source A8 is fairly useful as it shows us a typical days ration on the other hand it is not useful as the information is not accurate as some food was not eatable therefore it caused food poisoning.