{"id":66196,"date":"2022-09-29T18:22:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T18:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/29\/will-vegan-meals-finally-join-the-mre-lineup\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:00:48","slug":"will-vegan-meals-finally-join-the-mre-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/29\/will-vegan-meals-finally-join-the-mre-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Will vegan meals finally join the MRE lineup?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four. That is the current number of Meals-Ready-to-Eat the military offers vegetarian service members. And while the military can technically support in-theater dietary needs of service members who eat kosher, halal and vegetarian, there aren\u2019t any solely plant-based options for vegans &#8230; yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 14, the House of Representatives passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes an amendment that requires the Defense Logistics Agency to produce a report \u2014 due September 2023 \u2014 on plant-based MREs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study\u2019s results are expected to include cost analysis, service member demand and an implementation plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDEVCOM Soldier Center\u2019s Combat Feeding Division is aware of the House report requirement and is working on compliance with our Defense Logistics Agency colleagues,\u201d David Accetta, program and strategy lead for the Army Futures Command Leader Professional Development Program, said in a note to Military Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1476\" height=\"774\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-29-at-1.22.50-PM.png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-29-at-1.22.50-PM.png.png 1476w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-29-at-1.22.50-PM.png.png?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-29-at-1.22.50-PM.png.png?resize=768,403 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-29-at-1.22.50-PM.png.png?resize=1024,537 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1476px) 100vw, 1476px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report is expected to include no fewer than two plant-based meal options for troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe services submit statements of need to the Combat Feeding Research and Engineering Program each year, which are used to drive innovation and research, development, test and evaluation efforts to modernize field feeding capabilities,\u201d Accetta added. \u201cAfter development, all new operational ration components are warfighter-tested and approved before being transitioned to DLA for procurement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is little indication of what a plant-based MRE will look or taste like, but the Combat Feeding Division has already produced some <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.dtic.mil\/sti\/citations\/AD0698457\" target=\"_blank\">dehydrated vegetable bars <\/a>\u2014 including a spinach loaf \u2014 that pack enough greenery to turn Popeye the Sailor Man into the Incredible Hulk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Defense Logistics Agency is exploring plant-based MREs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":87865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-post-observation-post","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":13,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,23,93,12,25,13,69],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3272],"class_list":["post-66196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-middle-column","category-news","category-newsletters","category-off-duty","category-your-marine-corps"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"XYDCGKQETRFKJO6YDZKOQLAC4M","arc_canonical_url":"\/off-duty\/2022\/09\/29\/will-vegan-meals-finally-join-the-mre-lineup\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"observation-post","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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