"american heart association" news and stories

Subway restaurants released a new nationwide Fresh Fit menu in their stores yesterday, in hopes of promoting 'better for you' food choices for adults and children. Apparently the menus have been designed to suit active lifestyles, meet the American Heart Association's nutritional standards, and help combat childhood obesity.

Adult combo meals include a choice of one of their existing low-fat 6" sub sandwiches that contain six grams of fat or less, your choice of Diet Coke, water, or 1% milk, as well as your choice of sliced apples, raisins, or Baked Lay's. The combo meal for kids is quite similar, though just a little smaller and with a few less choices. They will receive a 4" low-fat sub, 1% milk or apple juice, and the choice of raisins or apples.

Apparently though, the introduction of this new menu comes with the removal of their low-carb wraps. Formerly displaying the Atkins logo, the wraps remained on the menu even after they stopped advertising them under the diet chain name. Further proof that the low-fat rather than low-carb trend has once again arrived.

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I don't know about you, but I don't want to eat a lot of heavy desserts in the summer. Somehow, in the hot weather, a heavy dessert sits more uncomfortably in the stomach than it does in the winter. And, when you might have to put on a swimsuit and jump in the pool to cool down, you might be better off avoiding the desserts that look like you're sitting in your stomach, too. The American Heart Association's Low-Fat & Luscious Desserts is a cookbook that tries to keep your health (and your waistline) in check while still giving you a full range of dessert possibilities, including cakes and cookies. Since the book is sponsored by the AHA, they tried to keep the recipes heart-healthy, so they have tried to reduce the calories, saturated fat and cholesterol in the dishes. This also means that many of them will be appropriate for family members with health or dietary concerns who still want to share in lightened versions of favorites, like Upside Down Cake and Chocolate Chip Cookies, with family and friends.

 

 

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