CAMP KINSER ? In an effort to make mess halls across Okinawa ?a first choice for meal time,? new beverages are being incorporated into the menu.
New additions will include vitamin-enhanced flavored water, sweetened and unsweetened iced tea, low-calorie energy drinks and cappuccino machines.
As part of the transition to new beverage items, the Gatorade and Georgia Coffee machines will be replaced with new options. The new cappuccino machines are the same as those at convenience stores on military bases across Okinawa.
?Everyday, our food-service family is looking for new initiatives and ideas to please our patrons,? said Gunnery Sgt. Donald A. Bartlett, a quality assurance evaluator with Marine Corps Base Food Service Division, Marine Corps Installations Pacific. ?By implementing the new drink options, we hope to achieve our goal of making the mess hall a first choice for Marines and sailors.?
Department of Defense personnel are responsible for the menu development, evaluation, nutrition education and research for their respective mess halls, according to the most current dietary reference established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences.
The new beverage options are meant to assist Marines and sailors in staying physically fit and mission ready at all times, according to Gunnery Sgt. Cynthia L. Bazard, Headquarters and Service Battalion mess chief, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, MCIPAC.
?It is important for Marines to have healthy nutritional choices to choose from in order to meet the physical and mental demands of training and conditions they may encounter in the field,? said Bazard.
Intended to attract Marines and sailors to the mess halls, a variety of new additions have been added over the past year under the Oki-food initiative, including the Oki-sub, Oki-burrito, Oki-rotisserie chicken and pizza for a meal card. The pizza for a meal card initiative runs on the evening of field days for Marines and sailors with meal cards who live in the barracks. All mess halls will offer this option starting in June.
?On any given day in the mess hall the patron has multiple dining options,? said Bartlett. ?With that being said, patrons could come and enjoy something different at the mess hall every day.?
Lance Cpl. Ashlee B. Hunter, a military policeman with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, is a frequent mess hall patron and agrees that the variety of healthy choices available makes Marines and sailors want to eat there.
?Although it is true no particular mess hall can ensure perfection 100 percent of the time, it is our pledge to Marines and sailors that we consistently progress towards the improvement of our systems and produce an atmosphere and product you will find pleasure in being a part of,? said Bartlett.
Source: http://www.caffeinetest.com/mess-halls-roll-out-new-beverages.html
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