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🚴♂️🍽 Fueling Our Mission, One Meal at a Time 🍽🚴♂️ Join us on a heartfelt journey as Forgotten Not Gone Veterans gather at My Garage Kitchen to enjoy well-deserved meals after completing our impactful Veteran Trike Brigade outreach rides. This is not a soup kitchen handout—this is empowerment. Veterans earn these meals by engaging in our Veteran peer support outdoor recreation outreach rides, taking an active role in reclaiming their lives and their health. 💖 A Meal Shared is a Heart Touched Each meal you gift doesn’t just satisfy hunger; it acknowledges the sacrifice and valor of our veterans. It’s a gesture that says, “We remember you, we appreciate you, and we stand by you.” 🍴 Make Every Meal Count Whether it’s a hearty breakfast, a leisurely lunch, or a sumptuous dinner, your gift of a meal can make a real difference in a veteran’s day. My Garage Kitchen serves deliciousness with a side of gratitude to Veterans who are actively engaged in taking their lives back. 🛠 Empowering Veterans Your gift supports veterans who are choosing to step outside, engage in their community, and take charge of their mental and physical health. By sharing a meal, you’re empowering these heroes to continue their journey of healing and growth. 💡 Call to Action for Restaurant Owners Your restaurant can make a difference too! If you're a restaurant owner, consider joining us in this powerful initiative to share meals with veterans and show your support for those who have served our country. Together, we can create more moments like these that touch hearts, empower lives, and uplift our veteran community. Be part of this mission—reach out to Forgotten Not Gone to learn how your restaurant can partner with us and make an impact. Let’s turn every meal into a message of thanks and empowerment! 🙌 https://lnkd.in/gMP7rtr7 #ForgottenNotGone #Veterans #VeteranSupport #EmpoweringVeterans #MyGarageKitchen #ShareAMealWithAVeteran #SuicidePrevention #OutdoorRecreation #WeOutSide #VeteranCommunity #TrikeLife

Did you know more that more than a quarter of active-duty military families have experienced food insecurity? Military families are often most vulnerable to food insecurity when they must discard costly pantry essentials during a move from base to base. To help, US Foods has partnered with the Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN) to provide more than 1,800 military families who are moving to Ft. Cavazos, Texas with Pantry Restock Boxes valued at $150. In support of this support, a recent opinion piece appeared in the Military Times by MFAN CEO, Shannon Razsadin, and our CEO, David Flitman: https://utm.io/uhype In the piece, Shannon and Dave share important insights on why some military families are experiencing food insecurity — and ways to address the issue. Learn more about our partnership: usfoods.com/community.

Too many families experience food insecurity, including many military families. Join this webinar in 27 June to learn about how and where you can get help for yourself or those you know.

Troops! Leaving the military is a confusing time 🤯 New career, new environment and no time to stop for a nav check. 😤 Just like leaving the military diet and nutrition information can also be I mindf*ck. So I thought I would jump in and act as a shield wall for you against the BS. 🤘 I've just put together a FREE 5 Day Meal Prep Mini Course. Heres what I cover over the 5 days: ✅Where most people mess up! ✅ Healthy Food Isn't Black and White ✅ Meal creation system ✅ Preparation ✅ Hidden Bonus Goodies All you need to do is drop the word "PREP" in the comments and I will shoot it over. #wellbeing #mindset #nutritioncoach #veterans #healthylifestyle #foodie #dietmyths #foodlover #evidencebased

🚴♂️🍽 Fueling Our Mission, One Meal at a Time 🍽🚴♂️ Join us on a heartfelt journey as Forgotten Not Gone Veterans gather at My Garage Kitchen to enjoy well-deserved meals after completing our impactful Veteran Trike Brigade outreach rides. This is not a soup kitchen handout—this is empowerment. Veterans earn these meals by engaging in our Veteran peer support outdoor recreation outreach rides, taking an active role in reclaiming their lives and their health. 💖 A Meal Shared is a Heart Touched Each meal you gift doesn’t just satisfy hunger; it acknowledges the sacrifice and valor of our veterans. It’s a gesture that says, “We remember you, we appreciate you, and we stand by you.” 🍴 Make Every Meal Count Whether it’s a hearty breakfast, a leisurely lunch, or a sumptuous dinner, your gift of a meal can make a real difference in a veteran’s day. My Garage Kitchen serves deliciousness with a side of gratitude to Veterans who are actively engaged in taking their lives back. 🛠 Empowering Veterans Your gift supports veterans who are choosing to step outside, engage in their community, and take charge of their mental and physical health. By sharing a meal, you’re empowering these heroes to continue their journey of healing and growth. 💡 Call to Action for Restaurant Owners Your restaurant can make a difference too! If you're a restaurant owner, consider joining us in this powerful initiative to share meals with veterans and show your support for those who have served our country. Together, we can create more moments like these that touch hearts, empower lives, and uplift our veteran community. Be part of this mission—reach out to Forgotten Not Gone to learn how your restaurant can partner with us and make an impact. Let’s turn every meal into a message of thanks and empowerment! 🙌 #ForgottenNotGone #Veterans #VeteranSupport #EmpoweringVeterans #MyGarageKitchen #ShareAMealWithAVeteran #SuicidePrevention #OutdoorRecreation #WeOutSide #VeteranCommunity #TrikeLife

Take a look at our NATO counterparts’ field rations. I’m a big fan of the NATO 24 hour format versus 3x MRE for several reasons. 1) Breakfast foods in AM. In most of their meals they will have museli, cereal bars, trail mixes, or fruit mixes. Nothing worse than trying to choke down a pork patty MRE at 0 dark 30. I would venture that breakfast foods in the AM would improve consumption rates and decrease under fueling in the field. 2) Pack volume. 3x MREs means 3x spoons, 3x accessory packages, and the associated inner and outer packaging. The 24 hour NATO rations that I’ve used are much smaller than 3x MREs. Less weight on your back and more room for equipment. Currently our only 24 hour operational ration is the First Strike ration which is designed for the first 72 hours of a conflict and contains 2850 kcal. Should the US develop a STANAG compatible operational ration to increase interoperability? I say yes!! #military #nutrition #rations #nato #soldier #performance U.S. Army DEVCOM Soldier Center

New USDA Economic Research Service report released today on #activeduty #foodinsecurity in 2018 and 2020 using nationally representative data from the United States Department of Defense. In this report my coauthor, Matthew Beymer, and I compared food insecurity among the US military and civilian adult populations using data from the 2018 and 2020 Status of Forces Survey of Active-Duty Members and Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement. Our findings show the prevalence of food insecurity was 2.5 times higher among the military population (25.3 percent) compared to the civilian adult population (10.1 percent) in 2018 and 2020. The prevalence of food insecurity and very low food security was also generally higher among military subpopulations, when defined by demographics and compared with demographically similar civilian adult populations in 2018 and 2020. In 2018 and 2020, military food insecurity was more prevalent among active-duty service members who were between the ages of 17 and 25, with a high school diploma (or equivalent) or some college education, identifying as Hispanic or from other non-Hispanic races, and with an unemployed spouse. For more information, see the report using the link below: https://lnkd.in/gjzTMAeG

Today is LOAD day. That means my household goods (HHG) go on a moving truck today. **We’ve moved 3 of the past 4 summers. This is the third move in just 36 months.** My load team doesn’t start until after lunch, so I’m at elementary school celebrations with our oldest. (He is leaving his 4th school as he finishes 5th grade). Just to the left of this picture is 100 kids yelling and laughing and bowling and loving their last days together- many of whom are also military kids. **Our story is not unique. It’s like so many of our peers.** When I #advocate for quality of life for #militaryfamilies, I’m advocating for moments of stability and normalcy. Moments to attend field trips and create regular childhood memories. Because being a military family is hard enough without needing to worry about basic needs like putting food on the table. Sadly, for 1 in 4 active duty families serving our country, they’re balancing this chaotic life with the reality of #foodinsecurity (aka not sure if they can put enough food on the table tonight). **If you’d like to know how to help military families facing food insecurity, check out MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), National Military Family Association, Stronghold Food Pantry, or Military Family Advisory Network for the most urgent policy changes, community connection ideas, and latest research.

Harnessing the wartime spirit #FutureForwarding When the world was plunged into war in 1939, Eskort faced a new set of challenges. Staff members enlisted, and procuring spares and materials became an uphill battle. Then an extraordinary order came in: a million tins of sausages for Allied troops. This meant investing in extra canning machinery and pushing the boundaries of our capabilities. In 1941, we expanded further, building two smokehouses to supply more than 12 tonnes of bacon weekly to convoys calling at Durban harbour. Demand soared and production had to rise to the occasion. It was a period of extraordinary endurance and innovation. Fast forward to today, and Eskort still thrives on the same resilient spirit. We’ve weathered storms, learned from our history, and emerged stronger. We’re not just about sausages anymore (although those Gold Standard pork sausages remain a hit). We’re about making a positive impact on our environment, with our two supplier-owned vulture restaurants that are sustaining a threatened species, and communities, through our commitment to keeping small towns alive. And of course, we remain determined to bring consumers the finest proudly South African, world-class, antibiotic-free products. They’re as good for you today as they were for the soldiers who won a world war.