{"id":10981,"date":"2011-11-25T13:35:18","date_gmt":"2011-11-25T18:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/food-drinks\/air-canada-virgin-america-tops-for-in-flight-nutrition\/"},"modified":"2011-11-25T13:35:18","modified_gmt":"2011-11-25T18:35:18","slug":"air-canada-virgin-america-tops-for-in-flight-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/food-drinks\/air-canada-virgin-america-tops-for-in-flight-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Canada, Virgin America tops for in-flight nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Air Canada and Virgin America have topped other North American airlines in a health ranking of on-board food.<\/p>\n
According to DietDetective, which runs an annual survey examining the nutritional values of the food served to economy class passengers flying domestic, five-star-rated Air Canada \u201ccares about its passengers\u2019 health, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Virgin America was described as the best-improved airline, also being awarded five stars, with DietDetective\u2019s Dr Charles Stuart Platkin saying that the calories and nutrient density of its on-board snacks had improved since last year.<\/p>\n
United Airlines was in third place, slipping in score because of its merger with Continental, which has left it with \u201conly a few decent healthy choices.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rounding off the list were US Airways, JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Spirit Airlines.<\/p>\n
For some airlines, the blog suggested that it may just be easier to bring personal food, recommending easy-to-transport foods such as fruits, energy bars, sandwiches or nuts that can be taken through security checkpoints.<\/p>\n
Source: AFPrelaxnews \u2013 Read the full analysis:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n