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FUELING PERFORMANCE

Directing Traffic

in the

Right Direction

Go for Green 2.0 Promotes Key Nutrients,
Not Specific Dietary Limits

ilitary dietitians called for a reset of Go
for Green’s traffic light color codes to
Mmore effectively promote a diet that is
rich in key nutrients instead of simply decreasing
the consumption of fats, calories and sodium.
Rebranded as the Defense Department-wide
Go for Green 2.0, the revised Go for Green, in-
cluding a new logo and educational materials, is
undergoing a robust evaluation at Fort Carson,
Colo., after an initial pilot in 2015 as part of the
Army performance triad.
Fort Carson demonstrates that Go for Green
2.0 is ready, and the services are gradually be-
ginning implementation before that evaluation
is complete. The Air Force selected a set of pilot
sites and from that will determine plans for a Go for Green 2.0 requires dining facilities to meet coding goals for the overall number of
system-wide rollout; the Navy introduced Go for green items available during a menu cycle, as well as targets per dining period. (Photo by
Green 1.5, an interim version while Go for Green Uniformed Services University.)
2.0 was underdevelopment, around the time of for Green,” said Patty Deuster, director, Consortium for
the initial pilot in 2015; and the Army is phasing it in Health and Military Performance (CHAMP), Uniformed
one dining facility at a time. Currently, no service has Services University.
developed an enterprise-wide Go for Green 2.0 transition
plan or timeline. CENTRALIZED AND COORDINATED
In preparation for full implementation, directors of the Go for Green 2.0 is a centralized and coordinated per-
food and nutrition programs for each service agreed last formance nutrition program that builds off the original,
summer to set up common program requirements. “The which the services adopted when it began in 2008 as part of
efforts that have been happening so far may not meet the the Soldier Fueling Initiative. Most important is dietitians
full 2.0 standards, but there certainly are efforts from every designed it to deliver a consistent nutritional message
service in the direction of implementing the revised Go across the service branches.
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