ORAC
12th Jul 2019, 06:07
Ill be slightly cynical and ask if the troops are paying for it or, as a trial, it’s a freebie?
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/smoothies-beat-fry-up-for-army-marching-on-its-toned-stomach-d87z05zwv
Smoothies beat fry up for army marching on its (toned) stomach
A mid-morning brunch of avocado on toast, egg-white omelettes and smoothies are being offered to soldiers as they shun early morning fry ups.
The army decided to test the millennial dishes and a new meal time of 9am to 10am in an attempt to adapt to the changing habits of troops, who are more health conscious than their predecessors and tend to prefer eating after exercise rather than before it. Dwindling numbers of troops living on barracks were turning up each day for breakfast, which is usually served from 7am to 8am, as they avoided traditional options such as a full English.
It is thought that many personnel were resorting to munching protein bars and other snacks mid-morning, after their physical training, to tide them over until lunch. The new brunch menu, nicknamed the Warrior breakfast, offers steamed broccoli and high-protein “smoky beans”, as well as avocado on multigrain toast with chilli flakes and sunflower seeds, poached eggs, and mushroom hashes.
The pilot scheme is being tested on HQ 4 Infantry Brigade at barracks in Catterick, North Yorkshire, and its initial success means that the new menus could be rolled out across all army bases next year. An army official said the option was “proving to be really, really popular”, adding: “It makes sense. If you’re a gym bunny, you do your physical training, then you restore your body. You add proteins for muscles that are worn, put healthy fat back into the system.”
The brunch option is not designed to replace either breakfast or lunch; it will be an additional meal provided by the cookhouses. Initial monitoring of the scheme suggests it was not impacting footfall at breakfast, which many soldiers were already skipping, or lunch, which remains a staple of soldiers’ diets.
The brunch meal plans were developed using specialist software to ensure they delivered balanced nutritional value and contained slow release carbohydrates and lean proteins. Army doctors will monitor the health and fitness of the troops involved in the pilot, which runs until December.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/smoothies-beat-fry-up-for-army-marching-on-its-toned-stomach-d87z05zwv
Smoothies beat fry up for army marching on its (toned) stomach
A mid-morning brunch of avocado on toast, egg-white omelettes and smoothies are being offered to soldiers as they shun early morning fry ups.
The army decided to test the millennial dishes and a new meal time of 9am to 10am in an attempt to adapt to the changing habits of troops, who are more health conscious than their predecessors and tend to prefer eating after exercise rather than before it. Dwindling numbers of troops living on barracks were turning up each day for breakfast, which is usually served from 7am to 8am, as they avoided traditional options such as a full English.
It is thought that many personnel were resorting to munching protein bars and other snacks mid-morning, after their physical training, to tide them over until lunch. The new brunch menu, nicknamed the Warrior breakfast, offers steamed broccoli and high-protein “smoky beans”, as well as avocado on multigrain toast with chilli flakes and sunflower seeds, poached eggs, and mushroom hashes.
The pilot scheme is being tested on HQ 4 Infantry Brigade at barracks in Catterick, North Yorkshire, and its initial success means that the new menus could be rolled out across all army bases next year. An army official said the option was “proving to be really, really popular”, adding: “It makes sense. If you’re a gym bunny, you do your physical training, then you restore your body. You add proteins for muscles that are worn, put healthy fat back into the system.”
The brunch option is not designed to replace either breakfast or lunch; it will be an additional meal provided by the cookhouses. Initial monitoring of the scheme suggests it was not impacting footfall at breakfast, which many soldiers were already skipping, or lunch, which remains a staple of soldiers’ diets.
The brunch meal plans were developed using specialist software to ensure they delivered balanced nutritional value and contained slow release carbohydrates and lean proteins. Army doctors will monitor the health and fitness of the troops involved in the pilot, which runs until December.