METHOD FOR ALIMENTATION OF ASTRONAUTS TAKING PART IN GROUND-BASED SIMULATION IMITATING MARS MISSION

FIELD: food industry. ^ SUBSTANCE: invention relates to food industry and deals with special purpose alimentation. The method envisages 3 stages. At the 1st stage (from the 1st to 250th day) imitating a mission to the Mars one arranges 5-meal alimentation consisting of semi-products of ready courses with breakfast caloric content 19-21 %, dinner caloric content 29-31%, supper caloric content 29-31 % and two intermediary meals each with caloric content 9-11 % of daily caloric content of diurnal alimentation. At 2nd stage (from 251st to 280th day) imitating an Mars orbital mission and landing on its surface one arranges two modes of alimentation, one of them is intended for the group of astronauts imitating landing and operation on the Mars surface and includes 4-meal alimentation with breakfast caloric content 19-21%, 2nd breakfast caloric content 14-16%, dinner caloric content 34-36% and supper caloric content 29-31% of daily caloric content of diurnal alimentation. For this group one uses preserved products ready-for-use without thermal treatment, first courses reconditionable with hot water, and hot beverages. At the 3st stage (from 281st to 520th day) imitating a mission to the Earth one arranges 4-meal alimentation consisting of freeze-dried ready courses with breakfast caloric content 24-26%, dinner caloric content 34-36%, supper caloric content 24-26% and an intermediary meal with caloric content 14-16% of daily caloric content of diurnal alimentation. At the 2nd stage, for the remaining astronauts imitating the Mars orbital mission, one arranges alimentation analogous to that envisaged at the 3rd stage. ^ EFFECT: invention of a method for astronauts alimentation under free-flying conditions, with application of a preset energy value diet preserving biological full-value and microbiological safety during the whole of the simulation term with no possibility of the food stock replenishment taking onto account various stages of astronauts vital functions during a mission to the Mars, such alimentation envisaging usage of food products serially produced for mass consumption. Изобретение относится к пищевой промышленности и касается питания специального назначения. Способ предусматривает 3 этапа. На 1 этапе с 1-х по 250-е сутки, имитирующем полет к Марсу, осуществляют 5-разовое питание полуфабрикатами готовых блюд с калорийностью завтрака 19-21%, обеда 29-31%, ужина 29-31% и двух промежуточных приемов пищи с калорийностью каждого 9-11% от суточной калорий