Best And Worst Airports For Healthy Food Options

If you think it's OK to eat unhealthily while waiting for your flight at the airport, a new report shows you might be out of excuses.

Eighty-three percent of airport restaurants have at least one heart-healthy, low-fat, cholesterol-free vegetarian entree on their menus, according to an analysis of 15 of the country's busiest airports. The analysis, which has yet to be pub online, was conducted by the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

"Healthy airport food has taken off over the past decade, but there is still room for improvement," PCRM nutrition education director Susan Levin, who is a registered dietitian, said in a statement. "The good news is that healthy vegetarian choices are available now at most airports. But some terminals are still clogged with high-fat, high-cholesterol offerings like pizza and cheeseburgers."

PCRM began doing the rankings in 2001, when just 57 percent of the reviewed eateries offered a healthy option.

For a list of the least healthy to most healthy airports in the ranking, click through the slideshow.

Comments

[SteveDenver]

09:41 AM on 12/24/2011

So what if healthy options are "offered," what about price point?
I suspect that the majority of food options offered under $10 are NOT healthy. This situation impacts workers who dine on a budget regularly in the airport.

[Greatest Darthfruit]

02:09 AM on 12/22/2011

why the pics?

[SteveDenver]

09:37 AM on 12/24/2011

Agreed
And why no pics of healthy food options?

[flowereater]

04:19 PM on 12/26/2011

I enjoyed the pictures of the airports. The last time I was in Detroit, it was a much older airport than the one shown. Detroit's airport looks impressive now. It's nice to see how things change.

[Woody Wilson]

02:48 PM on 12/21/2011

Slideshow? How about just a list, one page, be done with it. Do the pictures of the terminals really add anything? No.

[robin360]

07:09 PM on 12/21/2011

Neither do the comments about the lists because they are non-specific. What a waste of time.

[Sally Barry]

10:22 AM on 12/21/2011

How about vending machines that dispense baby carrots, lol. Salt free pretzels, a handful of almonds, banana chips...whatever. See how that goes over with the starving public waiting on standby.

[gus44444]

09:32 AM on 12/21/2011

You really should be aware, because it's no secret, that the "Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine" comprises one physician, who has been closely linked for many years to PETA.

[flowereater]

04:22 PM on 12/26/2011

And they probably have five or ten who are closely linked to the meat and dairy industries as well. What is your point exactly?