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Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study by researchers from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) has finally proven that just because a restaurant advertises themselves as a healthy alternative, poor choices can make the meals just as unhealthy as other fast food eateries. This study, published May 6 in the Journal of Adolescent Health, found that teenagers may end up eating nearly as many calories in a meal at Subway as a meal at McDonalds....
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online In 2011, fast-food giant McDonald’s announced the debut of "Commitments to Offer Improved Nutrition Choices,” a program that aimed to increase focus “on providing nutrition information that enables customers and employees to make simple, informed menu decisions.” However, that campaign and others like it from the Golden Arches’ fast food competitors has failed to provide Americans with healthy menu options, according to a new...
Industry Leader Offers Salads in Three Sizes DUBLIN, Ohio, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- May is National Salad Month and no other quick service chain has more reason to celebrate salads than Wendy's®. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130501/CL05213) Wendy's sold well over 100 million salads in the US last year, in entree, half-size and side salads. Wendy's was also named "Best Salads" in Zagat's® 2012 Annual Fast-Food survey, beating out Panera®, Chipotle®, and...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Mothers who regularly consume high-fat, high-sugar foods while pregnant effectively program their children to be addicted to junk food by the time they are weaned, researchers from the University of Adelaide have discovered. Laboratory studies led by Dr. Bev Mühlhäusler, a postdoctoral fellow in the university's FOODplus Research Centre, discovered that a diet high in fatty or sugary foods during pregnancy and lactation...
Olympic Gold Medalist Gabrielle Douglas to Host Exclusive Launch Event at 220 W 42nd Street McDonald's ISELIN, N.J., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Gabrielle Douglas will host an exclusive launch event in Manhattan to introduce McDonald's wholesome new Egg White Delight McMuffin. The Egg White Delight McMuffin is prepared with freshly grilled 100 percent egg whites, extra lean Canadian bacon and white cheddar served on a new muffin made with eight...
New Trays Improve Catering Experience for Restaurants and Customers MILFORD, Conn., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The SUBWAY® restaurant chain, which has made a commitment to make its restaurants and operations even more environmentally responsible, is now using catering trays that are made from 95 percent post-consumer recycled PET. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130422/NY99142 ) The brand estimates that the move will keep about 1.8 million pounds of plastic...
Following a Delaware Online article regarding Taco Bell’s recent effort to offer healthier and more balanced menu options, Yumi Media offers their comments. Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) April 19, 2013 On April 19, 2013, Yumi Media, a food website devoted to delivering the latest and greatest in food news, recipes, and products to incorporate into your own healthy lifestyle, commented on a recent Delaware Online article highlighting the new changes to Taco Bell’s menu options to promote...
--Chain adds calorie counts to menu boards nationally -- ATLANTA, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chick-fil-A's(®) entree salad line is getting a makeover. On April 29, the Atlanta-based restaurant chain will introduce three new premium salads - the Chick-fil-A(®) Cobb Salad, Chick-fil-A(®) Asian Salad, Chick-fil-A(®) Grilled Market Salad - as well as an improved Grilled Chicken Cool Wrap(®) for its health-conscious customers. To view the multimedia assets associated with this...
Krispy Kreme teams up with Kyle Petty and Victory Junction for Annual Drive for 45 Campaign WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Get set for 45 days of heart-pounding philanthropic fun at participating Krispy Kreme US locations. Krispy Kreme has teamed up with former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and the Victory Junction Camp for the fifth annual Krispy Kreme Drive for 45 Campaign. For 45 consecutive days, April 5 through May 19, Krispy Kreme fans can help provide a...
Eat Well Foods is launching a new "Break the Frozen Foods Stigma" campaign to spotlight how their made-from-scratch meals differ from everything else on the market. Miami, Florida (PRWEB) April 02, 2013 From the bland-but-salty TV dinner, to skimpy portion diet cuisine, to so-called healthy choices with ingredient lists you can’t pronounce, frozen foods have a earned a dubious reputation. Eat Well Foods is launching a new “Break the Frozen Foods Stigma” campaign to show...
