We were even supplied with free candy, normally life savers and M&M chocolate bars. We only ate breakfast on board, all other meals were povided at tented catering stops run by the US Army. I can't recall what the food was like, but it must have been better than home. I do remember visiting the footplate of our large SNCF steam locomotive during an extended stop near Frieburg. It was replaced by an electric engine for the journey through Switzerland, then it was back to steam power in Italy.