Combat Eating in Iraq
I don't know about anything else, but I can say the soldiers are never hungry here. The DFAC (Dining Facility) has a diverse menu which rotates ever month. It is not only the food that makes the DFAC an enjoyable visit. However, the incredible touch on the decorations and friendly staff will welcome your stay. There are many TVs, movies, and music playing throughout the DFAC every meal. You are able to eat four times a day which includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, and midnight.
MAIN MENU
Here are some examples of meals served through out the month.
T-Bone and Rib eye steak
King Crab Legs
Steamed Lobster Tail
Chicken Cordon Bleu
BBQ Spare Ribs
Grilled Pork Chops
Fried Shrimp
Fried Scallops
Sheppard's Pie
Chicken and Dumplings
BBQ Cubed Beef
SHORT ORDERS
Hamburger and Cheese Burger
Chicken Wings
Chicken Tender
Cheese Sticks
Jalapeno Poppers
Turkey Wings
Ravioli
Pizza
Chilly
Onion Rings
French Fries
THE DIFFERENT BARS
That is not where the choices stop. There are numerous other specialty bars located through out the DFAC. There you are able to enjoy different types of food every single day.
Potato Bar: This is where you can dress up your baked potatoes.
Pasta Bar: Anything you need to make a pasta dish such as meatballs, spaghetti, and fettuccini.
Sandwich Bar: Just a mini subway where you can make your own sandwich.
Stir Fry Bar: Asian food stir fry fresh on the grill.
Pizza Bar: Fresh homemade pizza with variety of toppings.
Taco Bar: You can make your own tacos, burritos, nachos, or whatever that is Mexican food.
Salad Bar: Create your own salad or have one that is premade from the kitchen.
Health Bar: For all the healthy eaters you can enjoy fresh baked chicken, fish and vegetables.
Wings Bar: Is Hooters in town? Enjoy all different flavors of wings.
Dessert Bar: Can't forget this one. The cheese cake, chocolate cake, pudding, pies, and Ice cream is waiting for you. You may even want to try the fresh smoothies.
The weather is very hot here. There are so many drinks to choose from. Everything and more that you can see at a big grocery store will be in the refrigerators. Soda, Gatorades, energy drinks, water, tea, milk, juices, and much more. You can relax now that you have been told the truth about combat eating. The soldiers are well fed here in Iraq. God Bless America! For all the sacrifices made for our freedom!
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36 Comments
Post a CommentVery interesting read !
I have had my nephew and several friends over at Iraq, none of them ate this well.. I wish they would have been stationed where ever it was you was at.. David just got back a couple weeks ago.. and will be leaving again soon.. I don't think I will share with him that somewhere over there they are eating way better then he has been.. I am glad some of our soliders are getting decent meals though!
Interesting article about one aspect of combat eating. I'm sure everyone over there is not eating this type of stuff though.
haha are you joking me? they dont eat well at all. my husband is overseas and he never has anything positive to say about the food. this is coming from someone who will eat ANYTHING!!! LIES. ALL LIES.
This is such a wonderful article showcasing a different aspect of living altogether. I am glad that you wrote this.
excellent article, very interesting. Bravo to you for signing up :)
You neglect to mention that a LOT of our soldiers are out on missions, and eating MREs. And the food in the chow hall is not *always* good. I remember lots of times while I was overseas that we had no fresh fruit or veggies. And on steak and shrimp night, if you weren't one of the first 150 people (out of many thousands) to get to the chow hall once they opened, you were eating hamburgers or chicken sandwiches. I lost 23 pounds while I was gone. This is a good topic though.
Big fat Hairy deal...signing up for the food? Got to kidding me...Unless you want to be signing up to donate your organs then forget them all and don't mess around with armies. The patriot act has had the cream filling removed and be far from compatriot now. The United nations and worlds wealthiest families wet dream be that everybody be a soldier and only they get to eat and not the rest of the world!!! The veggies and fruits grown on someone's own farm taste best. Remember delicious foods not many times healthy...um duh mkay....And energy does not be without enzymes added so bones etc. don't get leached.
Lobsters are plain and taste like balls of pig fat. Please get some taste skills before signing up. The reason they get lobster be since that's sh*ts actually super cheap and easy prey to get but them some b*tch spikes the prices. Remember tat the nineteen thirties no one ate lobster and doing so was considered for the poor. The poor all brought their own lobster sandwiches to their jobs. Spike a price and get me laughing.
Have to laugh at myself here. When I first read the headline I thought of combat as a verb and wondered where you were coming from... :) But turns out you are NOT trying to starve the Iraqis I'm happy to discover. This is such an unusual topic; I love it.