Marcie Garcia, tour participant, chooses the health food during a Cooking Matters Tour at the commissary, Oct. 9, 2014. - Marcie Garcia, tour participant, chooses the health food during a Cooking Matters Tour at the commissary, Oct. 9, 2014.

James Burke, director, Youth Sports, Marine Corps Community Services, joins the participants in a warm-up run during the Homeschool Physical Education Program’s weekly class at Desert Winds Golf Course, April 1, 2014. Burke taught golf safety and technique during the class. - James Burke, director, Youth Sports, Marine Corps Community Services, joins the participants in a warm-up run during the Homeschool Physical Education Program’s weekly class at Desert Winds Golf Course, April 1, 2014. Burke taught golf safety and technique during the class.

Operation Live Well, a year-long program supporting the healthy-base initiative, encourages Combat Center patrons to practice healthy lifestyles, which battle obesity and tobacco use. These behaviors include physical fitness, mental fitness and healthy eating habits. Many Marines and sailors are issued meal cards and depend on the chow halls for their primary means of food. Department of Defense mess facilities have changed their menus to meet the nutritional needs of those meal card holders and give them healthier options. - Operation Live Well, a year-long program supporting the healthy-base initiative, encourages Combat Center patrons to practice healthy lifestyles, which battle obesity and tobacco use. These behaviors include physical fitness, mental fitness and healthy eating habits. Many Marines and sailors are issued meal cards and depend on the chow halls for their primary means of food. Department of Defense mess facilities have changed their menus to meet the nutritional needs of those meal card holders and give them healthier options.