Update on Feeding in the Canadian Armed Forces
- Slides: 26
Update on Feeding in the Canadian Armed Forces. Focus on Nutrition and Performance Hilda-Anne Troupe, RD Strat J 4 Food Svcs 5 -2
Overview • Nutrition Strategy Fresh and Combat Ration Feeding • National Standardized Cycle Menu (NSCM) - update • Promotion of Healthier Choices • Cold Weather Rations
Nutrition Strategy-Fresh Feeding Objectives of Nutrition Strategy: To ensure optimal provision of nutrition based on current evidence based research. – Enhance operational effectiveness, human performance and long term health. – Encourages optimal intake in garrison, during training and on domestic/international deployments.
Nutrition Strategy Rations Combat Objectives: To develop a plan for the revision of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Combat Rations Program (CRP): – To ensure provision of nutrients that meet the requirements of STANAG 2937; – Make recommendations for nutrient contents (in all components of the CRP) and concept of delivery – Consider factors that affect the intake of rations in the development of the rations and supplements.
Nutrition Strategy Five Lines of Operation (LOO) • LOO 1 Optimal Nutrition Content; • LOO 2 Intake and Delivery; • LOO 3 Hydration; • LOO 4 Education; and • LOO 5 Sustainment of Strategy
National Standardized Cycle Menu • Implemented Nov 2014 – Healthier choice soup, entrée and vegetarian choice, local choice – Standardized recipes
National Standardized Cycle Menu NSCM revised June 2016 • Feedback from units on unpopular choices • Added fourth week • Additional healthier choices
National Standardized Cycle Menu New Healthier choice criteria – Healthier Breakfast Choices • • Hot cereals Muffins Breakfast Sandwiches Breakfast Parfait – Healthier Sandwich Choice – Healthier Salad Choice – Healthier Dessert Choices
Next phase - Other feeding platforms, dispersed meals • Dispersed meals • Review of box lunch standard - healthier choices • Navy Standard - various platforms
Promotion of NSCM and Healthier Choices – Posters – Brochures – Table Tents – Menu Boards – Identifying healthier choices
Brochure
Brochure
Poster
Eat More Vegetables and Fruit
Choose Whole Grains
Reduce Salt
Make Good Fat A Priority
Cut Back on Bad Fats
Reduce Calorie Intake
Identifying Healthier Choices
Research • Defence Research Development Canada (DRDC) Study: Observations and Survey Results Of Army Field Feeding in the Arctic-Arctic Field Feeding Logistics and Effectiveness -Dr. Len Goodman and Wendy Sullivan-Kwantes • DRDC- Field Feeding Acceptability and Preferences During a Cold Weather Field Training Environment - Meaford January 2015
Research Results –Current rations operational unsuitable in cold weather environment • Time to prepare • 2/3 rd of food is not eaten –Total daily energy expenditure - 4916 kcal to 6000 kcal (IMPs provide 3600 kcal) –Consumption - average of 1871 Kcal/day –Weight loss
Research Cold Weather Field Trial • Freeze Dried Ration Menu Trial- Resolute Bay Feb 2016 Purpose: – to determine the operational suitability and acceptability of this menu in a cold weather environment and assess the overall intake of soldiers when a menu using freeze dried rations (FDR) is used compared to consumption of IMPs
Cold Weather Field Trial Results – Intake better using freeze dried rations over IMPs – less than ½ of the menu components contributing significant amounts of complex carbohydrates to the IMP menu were consumed. – Less time required to prepare freeze dried rations – Freeze dried rations preferred- operationally more suitable Challenge – Amount of water required
Next Steps • To develop operationally suitable cold weather ration meeting nutritional needs of soldiers (will take up to three years) • Interim solution required • Directorate Land Requirements (DLR) will be involved in determining the limitations of water availability, weight limitations and equipment requirements as the next step to further development of a cold weather high altitude ration • Further study to determine strategies to optimize consumption
- Canadian armed forces cook
- Abbott feeding pump error codes
- Armed forces military
- Armed forces recipe cards
- Russian armed forces branches
- Www.mil.se
- Nordic center for gender in military operations
- Armed forces military
- Which is an alternative of log based recovery
- Ncr chapter one
- Canadian forces intelligence command
- Canadian forces release memo template
- Armed robbery response training
- Asvab score: skilled technical (st)
- Remains by simon armitage annotated
- Cross armed opposites
- Aphra behn love armed
- When was remains by simon armitage written
- Armed defense academy
- Similarities of intermolecular and intramolecular forces
- What is constructive force
- The direction of the resultant of unlike parallel forces
- Covalent bond intermolecular forces
- The forces shown above are
- Contact vs noncontact forces
- Intermolecular forces from strongest to weakest
- Unbalanced force