If saving money and acknowledging the love of your life are the goals, your commissary has everything from candy to flowers to special heart healthy recipes.

Military commissaries would rather fill a food bank than a landfill. That’s the mindset of the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) as it announces a new milestone in donations – 21 million pounds plus – to local food banks.

Commissary overall worldwide customer savings exceeded 25 percent for fiscal 2019, reported the Defense Commissary Agency.

It’s been a little over a year since dietitian-approved recipe posters began helping commissary shoppers choose healthier meal options, and the program shows no signs of slowing down.

It’s win or go home for professional football teams competing for a spot in the big game. However, military customers all come out victorious if they shop their commissary for the food and drinks to score big at their house party or barracks get together.

Commissary shoppers worldwide can now describe their own shopping experience when they fill out the Defense Commissary Agency’s updated “ForeSee” customer experience survey.

With January being Family Fit Lifestyle Month, service members and their families can kick start their new year’s resolution to be healthier by saving money on nutritious items at their commissary.