McDonald's USA has joined Healthy Dining's restaurant nutrition initiative. Developed with partial funding from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Healthy Dining includes thousands of dietitian-approved meal choices through its free online resource HealthyDiningFinder.com and features more than 70,000 U.S. restaurant locations spanning quick service to upscale dining.
Consumers can now find 15 McDonald's menu items on HealthyDiningFinder.com. Those Healthy Dining menu options include the Egg McMuffin sandwich paired with a fruit option, the Fruit n' Yogurt Parfait, the Honey Mustard Snack Wrap (Grilled) and the Premium Grilled Chicken Classic Sandwich, available at any of the participating 14,000 McDonald's restaurants nationwide. Customers also can further customize a meal to meet their nutritional and taste preferences with any of McDonald's 15 featured menu items.
"We are very pleased to have McDonald's join the Healthy Dining Program," Anita Jones-Mueller, MPH, president of Healthy Dining, said in a news release."It is exciting to feature so many restaurants of all of types and price ranges on HealthyDiningFinder.com."
To qualify for the site, a restaurant's menu item must meet recommended guidelines for calories, fat and saturated fat. Additionally, the items must include a lean protein, fruit or vegetable, and/or whole grain component.
McDonald's inclusion on HealthyDiningFinder.com builds on its 35-year commitment to providing nutrition information to consumers.
"We continually strive to meet our customers' needs by providing a variety of high-quality menu choices and easily accessible nutrition information," said Cynthia Goody, Ph.D., MBA, R.D., director of nutrition, McDonald's USA. "We're pleased to feature a selection of our menu options on HealthyDiningFinder.com, furthering our commitment to helping consumers make informed decisions when they visit McDonald's."
In other nutrition news, McDonald's New Zealand recently entered into an agreement with Weight Watchers to offer customers three new meal combinations approved by the weight management organization.
　
Healthy Dining has also recently added other restaurant favorites to the program, including: Boston Market, Bahama Breeze, Au Bon Pain, Moe's Southwest Grill, El Torito, Sandella's, Friendly's and Go Roma, along with many smaller chains and independent restaurants across the nation.
