Nutrition in the News: Healthier Fast Food?
Seems like everyone wants to jump on the latest trends in healthier food. Many people are now choosing Chipotle over McDonald’s. More of us are shunning artificial ingredients and artificial flavors in favor of real food. So what is the Fast Food industry doing to get on the healthier bandwagon? They are going to start removing artificial ingredients, preservatives and colorings from their food. Who is doing what? Subway – I like Subway as one can get whole grain bread, lean meat and veggies on a sandwich. They will be removing artificial colors, flavors and preservatives. Papa John’s – who doesn’t like pizza? We usually avoid Papa John’s because of all the sugar they put in the sauce, it just tastes sweet. But Papa John’s is planning on cutting out 14 not so healthy ingredients, like high fructose corn syrup, preservatives, artificial colors. When? By the end of 2016. They have already made s...