Good News for Travelers Looking for Healthy Airport Eating

Better food is essential for health. At home, we can make sure that the food we eat is health-giving. But, when we are traveling, things are not in our control. At airports, travelers have to wait for flights. They have to come early while waiting, they may get hungry. All the travelers don’t go for pizza and french fries. But obesity is on the increase in the USA. Some of them may not like to overindulge at the airports. They look for healthy food choices and healthy meals. Most of the travelers would love to see nutritiously rich food provided to them. Now, there is a piece of good news for travelers. According to a recent research report published online by USA Today, most of the airports of the USA offer nutritiously rich food to travelers. The research conducted by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, report that most of the restaurants at major airports of the USA ‘are attempting to meet the demand’. The scoring in the research depended on the availability of items offering food which is good for health and heart. The presence of fast food chains at the airports affected their ranks.

The research which surveyed 15 airports in the USA, finds that most of the airports (83%) offer food which includes vegetarian, cholesterol-free and low-fat items good for heart. Detroit’s Metropolitan Wayne County Airport which has been maintaining its standards in providing quality food to the travelers ranks first in this survey by getting 100% score. It means that all the 59 restaurants at this airport provide healthy food. San Francisco stands second in providing healthy food. According to the survey 96% of the restaurants at this airport provide healthy food. Washington Dulles stands third with 92% score. Minneapolis-St. Paul is ranked fourth with 86% score. Dallas-Fort Worth, Las Vegas, DenverMiami, Phoenix, Charlotte, Orlando, Los Angeles. Baltimore/Wash and Washington National are the other airports that come among the top 10. Atlanta, the busiest airport of the world, came at the 11th rank due to the presence of fast food chains at the airport. It’s Hartsfield-Jackson International airport has 64 restaurants out of 90 restaurants which appeared to provide health food to the travelers. The officials of these airports are planning to boost their restaurants by working with the nutritionists. The Detroit airport worked with Henry Ford Hospital in 2003 to help boost its healthy food offerings.

Global Sedan covers these and other major US airports in its hospitality services. It hails this news as a sign of growth in the hospitality industry in the USA. Global Sedan has always believed in the care and comfort of the travelers. Offering healthy food boosts travel industry business. If people are healthy, they like to go out and see the beautiful world around. Therefore, offering healthy food to travelers is not only in the best interests of the travelers and their families but also in the best interests of the travel industry as well. Above all, its care and love that makes us human.