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Contractors Promote Healthy Eating

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Less fat, less calories, less carbs... whatever you want!

The diet landscape has become increasingly confusing as consumers choose among a range of regimens from lowfat to high-protein. As

a consequence, those running onsite cafes increasingly are being asked to provide dishes consistent with each of these diets, along with the nutritional information consumers need to make meal choices.

Recently, two of the country's largest foodservice contract management companies have done just that, unveiling menu programs that emphasize meal options suitable for a variety of popular diet regimens.

Aramark Corp.'s program, Just4U, offers 600 new meal options under designations like "Garb Counter," "Low Fat" and "Heart Heakhy" for clients in healthcare, B&I and higher education. Currently, 18 are participating in a pilot program with wider roll-out scheduled for this fall, the company says.

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