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Sunday, December 3, 2006
Airports serving up better meals
By Rick WeissThe Washington Post
The Washington (DC) Post
You're in the airport, and darn it, you're hungry.
Well, good news.
The latest annual survey of the availability of light, healthy meals in
airports has just been released from the Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine, a medical group that advocates for vegetarianism.
It shows that more airport restaurants than ever are offering meals that are
low in fat, high in fiber and cholesterol-free.
This is the sixth year that the group has scoped out menus at the nation's
busiest airports. This year a record 88 percent of the restaurants (snack
bars excluded) at the 13 airports surveyed (Indianapolis was not included)
offered at least one vegetarian entree whose fat, fiber and cholesterol
levels met the group's strict requirements. Last year, 75 percent passed.
Orlando International scored highest with 97 percent of its restaurants
serving healthy fare. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County and San Francisco
International tied for second with a 96 percent score.
All but one airport improved their scores over 2005 (sixth-place Chicago
O'Hare's dropped by a point). Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport
won "most improved," with 76 percent of its restaurants passing muster with
PCRM's registered-dietician judges, up from 46 percent in 2005.
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport saw a 27-point improvement but
still came in last place for the third year in a row.
Healthy airport 'fare'
Percentage of restaurants in airport serving "healthy fare"
. 1. Orlando International, 97 percent
. 2. (tie) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County and San Francisco
International, 96
. 4. Newark Liberty International, 95
. 5. Dallas/Fort Worth International, 94
. 6. Chicago O'Hare International, 91
. 7. Denver International, 89
. 8. Philadelphia International, 86
. 9. (tie) Minneapolis-St. Paul International and Los Angeles International,
84
. 11. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, 83
. 12. Houston George Bush Intercontinental, 76
. 13. Las Vegas McCarran International, 69
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