• FORT LEE
Service members and their families who want to see significant savings, eat healthier and save time on meal preparation need look no further than their local Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) store, as effective on March 20, patrons will see more of the agency’s new line of Freedom’s Choice Reserve Fresh soups, single-serve bowls, salads and other entrees added to its prepared foods assortment.
DeCA started the Reserve Fresh product launch in October 2025 with 14 stores and 11 products and completed this initial rollout in early February.
With this latest launch, DeCA now expands the program to 53 stateside commissaries.
The meals are developed by Pro Food Solutions, a fully integrated culinary company with over 30 years’ experience of feeding troops worldwide.
Availability of these products on stateside commissary shelves may vary based on store size.
“Many of our customers are trying to balance their busy lifestyles with little time to prepare traditional meals at home,” said Bonita Moffett, director of DeCA’s Sales, Fresh Directorate.
“We have viable precooked options, including our latest line of soups, bowls and other prepared meal solutions, that help our patrons save significantly at the register,” she stated.
ADDITIONS
“This is a premium line of products, inspired and created by Nate Lopez, a world-renowned culinary chef,” said James R. Taylor, chief of Fresh – Deli/Bakery/Prepared Foods/Sushi.
“These entrées add value by offering wholesome, high-quality meals at prices that rival national brands,” he noted.
Patrons can expect to see the following items added to the current Freedom’s Choice Reserve Fresh category:
Breakfast Burritos – Tuscan Egg Breakfast and Sausage Egg Breakfast
Soups – Loaded Potato
Single Serve Bowls – Mediterranean Chickpea Salad, Beef Bulgogi w/Kimchi, Chicken Penne Tomato Cream Sauce and Chicken Tikka Masala
Salad Shakers – BBQ Chicken Pasta Salad, Antipasto Orzo, Chicken Taco and Farm Stand Grain
STORES
The following stores offer the Freedom’s Choice Reserve Fresh lineup effective March 20:
Alabama – Fort Rucker; Maxwell AFB and Redstone Arsenal
Delaware – Dover AFB
Florida – Eglin AFB; Hurlburt Field; MacDill AFB; NAS Jacksonville; NS Mayport; NAS Pensacola; Patrick SFB and Tyndall AFB
Georgia – Fort Benning; Fort Gordon; Fort Stewart; Hunter AA; Moody AFB; NSB Kings Bay and Robins AFB
Maine – Hanscom AFB
Maryland – Aberdeen PG; Fort Meade; JB Andrews; NSA Annapolis and NAS Patuxent River
Mississippi – Keesler AFB
New Jersey – McGuire store at JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
New York – Fort Drum; Fort Hamilton and USMA West Point
North Carolina – MCAS Cherry Point; MCB Camp Lejeune; MCAS New River and Fort Bragg South and North
Rhode Island – NS Newport
South Carolina – Charleston AFB; NWS Charleston; Fort Jackson; Seymour Johnson AFB, and Shaw AFB
Virginia – Fort Belvoir; Fort Eustis and Langley AFB at JB Langley-Eustis; Fort Lee; Fort Myer; MCB Quantico; NSSC Dahlgren; NAS Oceana; NAB Little Creek at JEB Little Creek-Fort Story; NB Norfolk and Norfolk NS in Portsmouth
Washington, D.C. – JB Anacostia-Bolling
Source: DeCA
Edited by Larry Lapka
