DeCA, Tricare Partner for ‘Healthy Choices’

The Defense Commissary Agency is partnering with Tricare in its “Healthy Choices for Life” campaign in an effort to create greater awareness of nutrition and healthier eating. Commissaries worldwide also will partner with health, wellness and nutrition professionals on installations to sponsor commissary tours. The tours will show military families what to look for on labels and the kinds of foods they should be eating for better health, said DeCA head Patrick B. Nixon. Beginning with National Nutrition Month, which began this month, and extending through the remainder of the year, commissary customers will see a series of related posters, special cards in the produce department, healthy-food fairs, handouts, shelf signs with nutritional information, and increased healthy-food sections. DeCA’s Web site at www.commissaries.com will be linked to the Tricare “Healthy Choices for Life” Web page.