Anyone have any suggestions about eating good in the military dining hall? I try my best but most of the meats are usually either breaded or in some kind of sauce. They have plenty of vegetables, potatoes, rice, fruit, salad but meat none of it seems the best for ya. Any suggestions from someone living on a base and eating at the dfac regularly?
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Thread: Eating good in the military
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01-04-2013, 09:22 PM #1
Eating good in the military
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01-04-2013, 09:29 PM #2
Can you never get grilled meats?
What do you think is unhealthy about them?Founder of MMDELAD
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01-04-2013, 09:44 PM #3
I just got to this base so I am not completely positive on how they rotate their food but I do know that the first couple days I was here they had regular grilled chicken, but recently i haven't seen any of that. It is usually in some kind of sauce. What leads me to believe that they are unhealthy is just that I know sauces have tons of hidden ingredients and **** I usually wouldn't eat. I know that Paleo is frowned upon on here but I do try to adhere mostly to that. Very little processed grains, the only grains I usually eat are oatmeal, rice and potatoes.
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01-04-2013, 09:59 PM #4Founder of MMDELAD
"Micros Matter Dont Eat Like A Dumba**" (hydrogenated oils, shortening, mono and di-glycerides don't fit in my macros)
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"Think in terms of limits and the result is limitation
Think in terms of progress and the result is progression"
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Training Philosophy to be strong: 1. Pick Weights up off the ground 2. Squat them 3. Push them over your head
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01-04-2013, 10:14 PM #5
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01-04-2013, 10:29 PM #6Founder of MMDELAD
"Micros Matter Dont Eat Like A Dumba**" (hydrogenated oils, shortening, mono and di-glycerides don't fit in my macros)
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"Think in terms of limits and the result is limitation
Think in terms of progress and the result is progression"
my day:http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=156294333
Training Philosophy to be strong: 1. Pick Weights up off the ground 2. Squat them 3. Push them over your head
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01-05-2013, 04:17 AM #7
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01-05-2013, 04:51 AM #8
im also in the military and ive found for the most part our dining hall has fairly health food. Usually two entrees to choose from and most of the time one is "healthy". And our dinning hall posts calories, although i dont think they are accurate. I know what you mean about the sauce though. Our cooks here are civilian contractors and they try to cover up the fact that they cant properly cook meat/its hard to not overcook meat when it sits in a warmer forever by covering it in the sauce to the point the meat is unrecognizable.
like determined4000 said, when they drowned it in sauce wipe off most of it.Current
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01-05-2013, 09:23 AM #9
^this. Been in the Army 8yrs and am currently deployed, ive never been to a DFAC that didnt have healthy options. Sure sometimes u are out in the field and they bring mermites and u just eat what you can get...but if you have access to a DFAC they should have healthy options. Our DFAC has the normal "main" line, but then has a seperate sandwich bar that has all deli meats, then has the "short order" line, that sure has hamburgers/hot dogs etc..but also has just plained grilled chicken breasts. Yeah, and every DFAC ive seen posts calories AND has those color coordinated labels..green/yellow/red, lol tho those seem to be about as accurate as the calories, boiled eggs being yellow and cheesecake being green..but anyways, its easy to eat healthy, i usually have a couple chicken breasts and broccoli or veggies..
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