In the future hotels will compete with each other to have the healthiest menus

The hotels and restaurants in America and the United Kingdom are waking up to the fact that menus need to be health conscious and that customers may come back to their establishments more often if they feel that the food that they are being served is nutritious and not likely to make them put on weight. Major hotel chains like the Hilton and the Westin are launching special ranges of menus that specifically inform customers of the nutritional content of the food so that those who are watching their body weight can at least learn what they are getting into before they order anything.

Hotels are also not only looking at menus from a weight loss perspective but also trying to beef up the amount of fruit and vegetables in the menus so that people who eat regularly at their restaurants will get a balanced diet. For example the Hyatt group of hotels is offering a new “Stay-Fit” room service menu which will be different from previous in menus in that it will consist of lots fresh fruit and veg that are locally grown.

Many hotel chains have also made a commitment to completely banning any form of trans fats in their menus. Trans fat is considered to be the worst variety of fat as it is said to block arteries in the long term cause heart attacks. In the future it is likely that hotels will compete with each other to have the most healthy menus and the emphasis on getting and staying healthy when you stay in a hotel will be greater than it is now.

It is important however that hotels and restaurants do not misinform the public about the healthiness of their food. Sometimes a menu can look and appear to be very healthy but in fact is far from it. For example sometimes a salad (which seems to be very healthy), is in fact far more laden with calories and fat than a steak sandwich for example.