Nutrient Spotlight Series: Potassium
Want to hear a joke about potassium? K! I can feel the eye-rolling all the way from Colorado (for those of you without a chemistry background, the symbol for potassium on the Periodic Table of…
Smart Phones Not So Smart After All?
On the surface, doing the nutritional analysis for your restaurant on your own might not seem so complicated. You log on to your favorite calorie counter app on your smartphone and then enter your restaurant’s…
Top 5 Ways Food Allergies are Impacting your Restaurant
If you have spent any time in the foodservice industry, then chances are you have had at least one interaction with a food allergic diner. Food allergies are on the rise in America, which means…
Nutrition Spotlight Series: Sodium
Calories have always been a hot topic when talking about nutrition and health. Today, explore the good and bad of sodium in our nutrition spotlight. Calories in versus calories out has long been regarded as…
Added Sugars Debate Not So Sweet
When the FDA announced plans for updated nutrition facts panels in March of 2014, a number of alterations were proposed. Updated serving sizes, changes to font size and layout, and altering mandatory vitamin and mineral…
What’s the Deal with Airline Food?
While it may be the start to bad stand-up routine, the question, “What’s the deal with airline food?” is becoming a common one around the foodservice industry. It’s also the start of a more complicated…
Trimming the Fat
By Claire Willis, Director of Culinary Nutritionists In June, the Food and Drug Administration banned artificial trans fat from foods by no longer classifying them as “generally recognized as safe.” This is a term given to ingredients…
Consumers Are Keeping It Real When It Comes To Artificial Ingredients
There seems to be one word that has flooded the foodservice industry over the last few months: artificial. Dozens of restaurants have pledged to remove artificial ingredients from their menus over the coming months and…
Don't Let Patent Trolls Stop You From Using An Online Nutritional Calculator
An online nutritional calculator can be a terrific tool for a restaurant, especially for one that focuses on guest customization. However, the threat of legal action over nutritional calculator patent infringements has been preventing much…
Can You Certify Your Menus?
Picture this: it’s December of 2015.* You have purchased a nutrition calculator software license, calculated the nutrition values of your menu items, followed the FDA’s guidance on how to post calories on your menus and…
Menu Labeling FAQ: Take Two
Back by popular demand, we have compiled some of most frequently asked menu labeling questions to our nutrition team over the past two months. As menu labeling is fast becoming a reality for numerous restaurants…
Don't Be Fooled by 2015 Dining Trends
The top 2015 dining trends have been released by the National Restaurant Association, and you might notice a big contender from 2014 missing from the top 10 list. Gluten-free cuisine boomed last year, coming in…
