{"id":237532,"date":"2024-07-27T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=237532"},"modified":"2024-07-27T19:09:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T19:09:27","slug":"choose-veggies-for-whole-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=237532","title":{"rendered":"Choose veggies for Whole Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) is encouraging customers to choose vegetables for their Whole Health and offering more veggies in VCS caf\u00e9s nationwide.<\/p>\n

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Customers can choose veggies in a multitude of ways. They can choose veggies as a side from the PatriotCaf\u00e9, a snack from the PatriotStore, a salad from PatriotBrew or as a topping on anything at Creation Station\u2014the newest meal concept making fresh-to-order sandwiches, salads and pizzas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Choose Veggies campaign is part of VCS\u2019s commitment to our Be Well \u2013 Live Whole Health initiative,\u201d said Lu Ann Swehla, VCS chief Nutrition and Whole Health officer. \u201cWe will \u2018nudge\u2019 customers to eat more vegetables by making them easier to order and cheaper to purchase. We are invested in the Whole Health of our customers and we encourage them to choose more veggies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cChoose Veggies\u201d campaign is in support of VA\u2019s Whole Health initiative, which focuses on every aspect of a Veteran\u2019s health\u2014body, mind, emotion, spirit\u2014and emphasizes what is most important to the individual. Vegetables, with their many benefits to a diet, are the perfect choice to make healthy changes and improve Veterans\u2019 quality of life.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur veggies make a significant difference in health and well-being.\u201d<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe grill area is where we can make the most impact in our customer\u2019s health,\u201d said dietitian Kristen Schwent. \u201cChoosing veggies over fries significantly reduces fat, saturated fat, and calories and increases fiber, vitamins and minerals. Our veggies strike a perfect balance between tasty and nutritious, and they can make a significant difference to anyone\u2019s health and well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n

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VCS will offer different vegetable choices throughout the week, including broccoli, carrots, cauliflower and green beans with various methods of preparation to increase variety. Vegetables can be roasted, toasted, steamed, glazed and seasoned to maximize flavor while maintaining the important level of nutrition. A variety of vegetables are also available at Creation Station while many PatriotBrew coffee shops offer salads and PatriotStores offer veggie-based snacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI encourage customers to add tomatoes, mushrooms or even caramelized onions as pizza toppings and lettuce, red onion and tomatoes on sandwiches and salads,\u201d Swehla said. \u201cThere are so many ways to add color and variety to a meal and Creation Station is the perfect service for enjoying a different meal every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cChoose Veggies\u201d campaign comes just in time for August\u2019s National Wellness Month, celebrated every August, which focuses on practices like stress management, self-care, implementing healthy routines and improving your overall health and wellness. Eating more vegetables is a great way to prioritize health.<\/p>\n

Since 1946, Veterans Canteen Service<\/a> has provided reasonably priced merchandise and services essential to the comfort and well-being of America\u2019s Veterans enrolled in VA health care. VCS is a self-sustaining service embedded in nearly 200 VA medical centers and clinics, providing retail, caf\u00e9, coffee, vending, retail optical and many other customer-facing services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) is encouraging customers to choose vegetables for their Whole Health and offering more veggies in VCS caf\u00e9s nationwide. Customers can choose veggies in a multitude of ways. They can choose veggies as a side from the PatriotCaf\u00e9, a snack from the PatriotStore, a salad from PatriotBrew or as a topping on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":237534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,310],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=237532"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":237537,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237532\/revisions\/237537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/237534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=237532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=237532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=237532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}