Soldiers at Fort Stewart, Georgia, used their meal entitlements at Club Stewart on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Army. The installation's Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) is joining the Army's Flexible Eating & Expanded Dining (FEED) program. A meal entitlement is the daily food allowance a Soldier is given. For Soldiers, this means one more place on post to eat without paying out of pocket.
FEED is a pilot program, which means a test run before any wider decision. Army Materiel Command oversees it, and it launched Aug. 3 on Fort Stewart. The initial launch included access to Starbucks, Qdoba, Subway and Burger King on the installation. Club Stewart adds a buffet option to that list.
This is one installation's example. The article does not describe a new Army-wide rule. Other posts may not offer the same options, so Soldiers should not assume the same choices exist elsewhere.
To support FEED, Club Stewart now offers three buffet-style meals a day, seven days a week. Like Army dining facilities, the buffet uses signs colored red, yellow or green to show nutritional value. The club's business manager said the menu was built from Army standards and adjusted as needed.
Club Stewart serves breakfast from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m., lunch from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and dinner from 5 to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, brunch or lunch runs from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. The article points readers to the ESM Food tab in the My Army Post App for all FEED menus and more information.
An Army Materiel Command team member said that before FEED, Fort Stewart averaged about 15,000 meal entitlements used per week. He said it is now over 20,000 per week. That increase came from the FEED program as a whole, and Club Stewart had only just joined. He said he expects the number to rise further with the club added.
Pfc. Christian Wheelock, a mechanic with the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, was among the first Soldiers through the buffet. He said he likes the buffet because he is trying to add weight and muscle, and it has many options. He also said he thinks it may spread out long lines at Qdoba and Subway. These are first-day impressions, not measured results.
For small-unit leaders, there are a few discussion points. Ask your Soldiers whether food access, long lines or duty schedules affect how they eat. Think about how meal choices fit around training and shift times. If your installation joins a similar program, check the approved locations and hours before giving advice to your team.
Source: U.S. Army: Fort Stewart FMWR FEEDs the warfighter. Published 2026-10-27.