Nutritional
Meal Planning
Military Nutrition Self Assessment
- The Military Nutrition Self-Assessment (MNSA) Workbook aims to provide a self-guided resource for Service Members who want to assess their current nutrition practices, identify areas for improvement, and set valuable and attainable goals to reach desired outcomes.
- Use the Power Plate as a teaching tool to help Soldiers build their meals for optimal performance
- The Power Plate Food Index lists food options that match the various categories found on the Power Plate. You can refer to the Food Index when planning your weekly meals or grocery lists.
- A weekly meal planner can especially save you time at the store, reduce food waste, boost your grocery budget, and help you reach performance and body-composition goals. Check out this worksheet to get started!
- This TDY Meal Planner is based on the Weekday Meal Planner and is designed to help you navigate nutrition on the go.
Guide to nutrient timing: Basics
- When you eat is just as important as what you eat for optimal performance. Fueling with the right types of food and fluids before, during, and after activity can mean the difference between mission success and failure. Follow these tips on what and when to eat to perform at your best.
Go For Green (G4G) and Performance Nutrition
- G4G makes it easy to find and choose high-performance fuel by labeling items Green (high-performance fuel), Yellow (moderate-performance fuel), and Red (low-performance fuel).
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