Disney To Begin Offering Healthier Fare At Their Theme Parks

by Heather McLaughlin

Disney is making big changes to the foods that they offer at their theme parks.

They have set a number of guidelines for the food that they’ll be offering to guests and all trans-fats will be eliminated by the end of next year.

Disney worked with doctors to develop the new food guidelines:
*Place a cap on total calories, which will result in smaller portion for children.

*Limit fat to a maximum of 30 percent of calories for entrees and side dishes, and 35 percent for snacks.

*Cap saturated fat at 10 percent of calories for main dishes, side dishes and snacks.

* Limit sugar to 10 percent of calories for main dishes and side dishes, and 25 percent of calories for snacks.

Disney just changed the McDonald’s Happy Meal offered in their parks to include low-fat milk, water or 100% fruit juice instead of a soda. French fries are replaced with apple sauce or carrots although parents can ask for these items for no additional charge.

This sounds like a great initiative, but hopefully they’ll still serve funnel cakes.. no theme park is complete without them!

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