How do you eat healthy in the Army National Guard, if you don't eat meat, eggs, or milk?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:26:46 -0400

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 2 at 2016 4:30 PM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:30:38 -0400

You go home

Response by PO1 John Miller made Aug 2 at 2016 4:46 PM

PO1 John Miller — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:46:53 -0400

Fruits and vegetables.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 2 at 2016 5:26 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 17:26:10 -0400

I would suggest keep Banana, boiled broccoli and Soya\Almond Milk. Lot of Cashews and Mix with you.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Aug 2 at 2016 6:04 PM

SN Greg Wright — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 18:04:11 -0400

Personally I'd say start eating as God or Evolution (take your pick) intended you to. Humans are not herbivores. There's a reason you have incisors and canines.

Response by MSG Pat Colby made Aug 2 at 2016 6:14 PM

MSG Pat Colby — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 18:14:35 -0400

Sorry but in my eyes, dietary restrictions are cause for Medical or Psychological discharges. Seriously Folks. This shit is out of hand.

Vegans, Vegetarians, Cannibals, Peanut allergies, Lactose Intolerance, Gluten Intolerance, Soy Allergies, Fish Allergies, Shellfish Allergies, ALL that shit makes for a detriment to Mission.

Toss in Religion and there's another cases for GTFO. Hinduism forbids meat, fish, poultry and eggs. Judaism forbids emulsifiers and stabilizers of animal origin, gelatin and non-kosher meat. islam forbids pork, lard or any pork substance, gelatin from animal source that is not halal, meat that is not slaughtered in the prescribed Islamic way.

Flame away at me but we CANNOT cater to every fucking body. You joined the Uniform, if uniformity is out of your grasp, GTFO.

Response by SSG Mike Zientek made Aug 2 at 2016 7:33 PM

SSG Mike Zientek — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 19:33:41 -0400

Pack your own poagie bait. Geab a healthy snack when everyone else is on smoke break.
Trail mix, fruits and veggies usually hold up well if you have a durable tupperware container or heavyweight bag similar to the packaging of an MRE outside bag.

Response by GySgt Bill Smith made Aug 3 at 2016 6:02 PM

GySgt Bill Smith — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 18:02:50 -0400

Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 4 at 2016 6:56 PM

PVT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 18:56:17 -0400

you cant

Response by SPC Michelle Campanalie made Jan 15 at 2017 10:04 AM

SPC Michelle Campanalie — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 10:04:16 -0500

you starve

Response by MGySgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 11 at 2017 5:34 PM

MGySgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 17:34:00 -0400

Sounds like you need to bring your own brown bag.

Response by PFC Erin Krumwiede made Aug 26 at 2017 10:26 AM

PFC Erin Krumwiede — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 10:26:53 -0400

So is this a choice for you or are there actual dietary limitations based on your medical needs or religion?
I mean the fact that you're in a highly physically demanding type of job thing there buddy you should meet with a nutritionist.
Talk to your DR or some guy at the local gym who went to school for this, explain to them what you do and what you're looking for in advice for meals to support you.
They are usually more than willing to throw up their knowledge of alternative food sources that will supply you with all the junk you need to keep healthy.
Just don't buy their product at the end and you walk away with a new vision of life...
You also have to ask yourself is all meat bad or are you just avoiding red meat?
You also have white meat...
Fish...
Bacon.
Cheeseburgers.
Gag me but there is always tofu.
Or you could try the plant eating thing if you really insist.
Also various tree nuts and roots can contain protein you need but you may need more of them.
Best of luck enjoy the humor and don't starve mmkay?

Response by Sgt Wayne Wood made Aug 26 at 2017 12:32 PM

Sgt Wayne Wood — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 12:32:46 -0400

MREs ... no recognizable food items yet nutritionally balanced

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Aug 26 at 2017 1:42 PM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 13:42:12 -0400

It's hard, but I found ways to do it. Fell of the wagon though a while back, turned back into an a meat eater. But watch what I eat, lower amount of meat, higher amount of vegetables. 5-1 ratio.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 19 at 2017 5:13 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 05:13:51 -0400

READ THE TM!

Response by CPT Lawrence Cable made Feb 13 at 2018 10:07 AM

CPT Lawrence Cable — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 10:07:47 -0500

My first comment would be, is Vegan really healthier? I have a number of Vegan friends and nothing about their lifestyle or level of health attracts me to that side of things. As a serious training diet, it blows.