Military diet: 3-day diet or dud?

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN

Updated 2158 GMT (0558 HKT) March 8, 2018

Thinking of trying the three-day crash "military diet," supposedly invented to get overweight recruits into shape? The US Department of Defense says that's all bunk. They say the online military diet, also known as the Army or Navy diet, has nothing to do with the three squares our men and women in uniform eat each day. <br /><br />What is the "real" military diet? Keep clicking to see what we feed our armed forces, at home and abroad.<br />
Photos: The real US military diet
Thinking of trying the three-day crash "military diet," supposedly invented to get overweight recruits into shape? The US Department of Defense says that's all bunk. They say the online military diet, also known as the Army or Navy diet, has nothing to do with the three squares our men and women in uniform eat each day.

What is the "real" military diet? Keep clicking to see what we feed our armed forces, at home and abroad.
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Around the world, US military and civilians can join together in massive mess halls, like this one in Afghanistan, filled with healthy hot and cold meal options. <br />"Military dining facilities are required to provide a large variety of foods," says certified nutrition specialist <a href="https://www.usuhs.edu/faculty-staff/patricia-deuster-phd-mph" target="_blank">Patricia Deuster</a>, professor at the Uniformed Services University and author of the first US Navy SEAL Nutrition guide. "You could pick from items such as beef and broccoli stir fry with rice, salads, burgers and fries or a pizza."
Photos: The real US military diet
Around the world, US military and civilians can join together in massive mess halls, like this one in Afghanistan, filled with healthy hot and cold meal options.
"Military dining facilities are required to provide a large variety of foods," says certified nutrition specialist Patricia