{"id":12597,"date":"2026-08-05T10:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/?p=12597"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:51:19","slug":"fort-stewart-soldiers-can-now-use-meal-allowance-at-on-post-exchange-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2026\/08\/05\/fort-stewart-soldiers-can-now-use-meal-allowance-at-on-post-exchange-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Stewart Soldiers Can Now Use Meal Allowance at On-Post Exchange Restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"

DALLAS<\/strong> \u2014 Soldiers at Fort Stewart can now use their Common Access Cards (CAC) for dietician-approved breakfast, lunch and dinner meals<\/a> at Qdoba, Starbucks, Subway and Burger King.<\/p>\n

The Army\u2019s Flexible Eating & Expanded Program (FEED) launched Aug. 3, allowing Soldiers to use their daily meal entitlement for select meals at approved Exchange name brand restaurants.<\/p>\n

Private Adriana Alvarado was among the first Soldiers to utilize the FEED program at the Exchange\u2019s Fort Stewart Starbucks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really easy. I literally just scanned my CAC and got my meal,\u201d Alvarado said. \u201cNormally I\u2019d have to schedule my day to ensure I could make it to the DFAC when they\u2019re open. This offers much more convenience to choose where we want to eat and when.\u201d<\/p>\n

Approved FEED menu items at Exchange restaurants are determined by military dieticians. For example, a Soldier at Qdoba can select from three pre-approved meals, including grilled adobo chicken or Cholula hot and sweet chicken in their choice of burrito, quesadilla, nachos, tacos or salad with available queso, salsa and topping.<\/p>\n

\u201cTraditional dining facilities operate on set meal periods and have limited hours,\u201d said Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Rich Martinez, the Exchange\u2019s senior enlisted advisor. \u201cThe FEED program leverages existing Exchange food operations to offer more flexible meal options, which supports Soldier readiness.\u201d<\/p>\n

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DALLAS \u2014 Soldiers at Fort Stewart can now use their Common Access Cards (CAC) for dietician-approved breakfast, lunch and dinner meals at Qdoba, Starbucks, Subway and Burger King. The Army\u2019s Flexible Eating & Expanded Program (FEED) launched Aug. 3, allowing Soldiers to use their daily meal entitlement for select meals at approved Exchange name brand […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":12598,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[307,25,315],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eastern-region","category-press_releases","category-sfd"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2026\/08\/05\/fort-stewart-soldiers-can-now-use-meal-allowance-at-on-post-exchange-restaurants\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Fort Stewart Soldiers Can Now Use Meal Allowance at On-Post Exchange Restaurants","url":"http:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2026\/08\/05\/fort-stewart-soldiers-can-now-use-meal-allowance-at-on-post-exchange-restaurants\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2026\/08\/05\/fort-stewart-soldiers-can-now-use-meal-allowance-at-on-post-exchange-restaurants\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Fort-Stewart-FEED-Launch.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Fort-Stewart-FEED-Launch.jpg"},"articleSection":"Eastern Region","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chris Ward"}],"creator":["Chris Ward"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Exchange Newsroom","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2026-08-05T15:51:19Z","datePublished":"2026-08-05T15:51:19Z","dateModified":"2026-08-05T15:51:19Z"},"rendered":"