Jenn DeHaan | Fort Knox Information
FORT KNOX, Ky. – There’s a brand new approach for commissary clients to seize wholesome snacks and meals on the go: the Dietician Permitted Fueling Station.
Laura Bottoms, chief of Vitamin Care Companies at Fort Knox, stated fueling stations are being arrange in commissaries at many posts in an effort to make selecting more healthy, extra dietary meals choices simpler.
“It’s a part of the Wholesome Military Communities initiative, which is the push to deliver more healthy meals to the Troopers and enhance the diet surroundings on the set up,” stated Bottoms. “The Dietitian Permitted line is a part of the commissary’s push towards that.”
The Fort Knox fueling station is positioned subsequent to the self-checkout space and stuffed with objects like protein-based snacks and drinks, premade sandwiches and salads, and fruit and veggies. Bottoms stated the fueling station is all about wholesome simplicity.
“The beauty of it’s that lots of people could not have time to pack a lunch, or they’re out operating errands on their lunchbreak and are form of rushed,” stated Bottoms. “This manner they will swing by the commissary, run proper in and never need to wander via the entire retailer. They will go straight to checkout to seize one thing rapidly to satisfy their dietary wants.”
Bottoms stated she was glad to see the fueling station up and operating now.
“On the commissary, we wanted extra locations the place folks may simply seize and go, and get issues simply,” stated Bottoms. “The fueling stations had been one thing which were within the works for a while, and Fort Knox was lastly in a position to pull the set off and get ours up.”
Along with the fueling station, the commissary additionally gives one other method to take the guesswork out of discovering extra dietary choices. Bottoms suggests merely in search of the inexperienced “thumbs up” stickers on the cabinets.
“The stickers assist to determine the more healthy selections,” stated Bottoms. “While you’re busy, you’re procuring proper after work, or possibly have your youngsters with you, it helps you as a buyer so that you’re not having to spend all of your time turning each label round and checking them.”
There’s additionally one different approach buyers can get wholesome concepts within the commissary.
“All year long, you’ll discover Dietitian Permitted recipe shows,” stated Bottoms. “The produce supervisor all the time does an exquisite job placing issues collectively.”
Bottoms warns, nevertheless, that it’s up clients whether or not the fueling station is right here to remain.
“In case you don’t use it, you lose it,” stated Bottoms. “It does take additional work and value to supply this, so if we as shoppers don’t make the most of this service, it might not keep. We need to get on the market, use it, and present it’s one thing we wish.”
Date Taken: | 11.05.2021 |
Date Posted: | 11.05.2021 12:13 |
Story ID: | 408774 |
Location: | FORT KNOX, KY, US |
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