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Restaurant Industry News
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Tuesday October 24th, 2006 |
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Website steers diners to healthy eats
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Restaurants, under fire from health advocates for too-big servings and not enough detail on nutrition, are fighting back.
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The National Restaurant Association is building a website that will provide a hefty list of healthy meals and restaurants across the country where they can be found.
While the Healthy Dining Finder site isn't as upfront as the onsite brochures and posters that health experts have called for, it is a step in the right direction, said Christine Gerbstadt, a nutritionist with the American Dietetic Association.
The website is a way to discreetly court dieters willing to do research without offending others who may not want to be confronted with shockingly high calorie counts.
"It's a happy medium," said Sue Hensley, spokeswoman for the National Restaurant Association.
Arming diners with nutritional information is especially critical now, with Americans eating out more than ever before, Gerbstadt said. "People need to know what they're consuming," she said.
Tricia Bliss, a petite 35-year-old, always logs onto the Internet to check nutritional information before going to lunch with co-workers.
If their chosen restaurants don't have anything she can eat, she'll persuade her friends to go elsewhere.
That's just the type of customer the Healthy Dining Finder -http://www.healthydiningfinder.com- is intended to reach.
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Source - USATODAY
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