KTK-Nutrition

Some nutrition and exercise news you may have missed.   Like to go out to eat?   Which restaurant is revising its menu?   No time to exercise?   What would a brisk walk for 10 minutes a day do for your health? 1.     Which restaurant is revising its menu?   Panera bread will soon have ten new choices on their menu.   But only in Lexington, KY and Providence, RI in September 2019.   But if successful, you may be seeing these items in your Panera in the not too distant future.   What are some of the new offerings? a.        Flatbreads : ·          Artisan flatbread – one of my favorite appetizers when we go out to eat so glad to hear that Panera bread is testing the addition of this to their menu.   ·          Margherita Artisan Flatbread – fresh mozzarella, fontina, a tomato and bell pepper sauce, ...

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...