On February 28, 2022, soldiers fill the tray at the Cantiny Dining Facility for a Black History Month meal designed to serve both cultural and nutrition-focused food.
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Fort Knox, Kentucky – Soldiers enjoyed a specially crafted Black History Month meal at the dining facility on February 28, with traditional cultural options with a healthier twist.
Laura Bottoms, Chief of Fort Knox Nutrition Care Services, said the effort is part of an effort to move menu items to the Go for Green 2.0 program. This is an Army-wide program to provide soldiers with high-performance, nutritionally healthy food.
The Black History Month meal at the Cantiny Dining Facility on February 28, 2022 included options that focused on a healthy yet cultural background.
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The Black History Month meal at the Cantiny Dining Facility on February 28, 2022 included options that focused on a healthy yet cultural background.
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“The plan was to embrace different cultures through holiday meals. [food options] By ensuring that we can make more traditional yet healthy foods, “Bottoms said. “This shows that those foods are delicious and good for us, yet they can preserve the cultural heritage of our diet.”
Soldiers wait in line to fill the tray with a meal at Black History Month at the Cantiny Dining Facility on February 28, 2022.
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Soldiers wait in line to fill the tray with a meal at Black History Month at the Cantiny Dining Facility on February 28, 2022.
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The meal was designed by Fort Knox Installation Food Program Manager Dana Womak. Danawomac helped the food offered highlight the culture of Black History Month and herald the arrival of National Nutrition Month. The theme for March this year is “Celebrations of World Culture”.
Soldiers enjoy lunch at the Cantiny Dining Facility during the Black History Month meal on February 28, 2022.
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Soldiers enjoy lunch at the Cantiny Dining Facility during the Black History Month meal on February 28, 2022.
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The Fort Knox community has been invited to submit their favorite cultural recipes featuring healthy highlights and has the opportunity to be featured on the Ireland Health Clinic website. The selected submissions will be selected for posting throughout the month.
If you wish to submit recipes, you must email them to laura.e.bottoms.civ@army.mil and include “National Nutrition Month World of Flavor Recipes Submission” in the subject line.
