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The Taste of Buffalo is one of the largest food festivals in the nation –- and what makes it a stand-out is all the healthy eating options they’ve been dishing up in the past few years.
The Taste of Buffalo is the first food festival in the nation to adopt a healthy food policy, with all participating restaurants required to offer at least one healthy option. With statistics showing that 66% of Americans are overweight, more than 23 million have diabetes and 30% have high blood pressure, seeing families having fun eating healthy foods, rather than high-fat and calorie-laden foods, is something we hope will catch on everywhere!
Who would imagine finding tasty lighter options like Texas White Bean Chili and garden-fresh Chunky Tomato-Fruit Gazpacho at a festival? Everywhere we looked there were more salads and less fried foods, and people were loving it because the comfort tastes are still there!
We saw Chicken and Broccoli with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and, for those with a sweet tooth, ice cream with no fat or sugar added, lemon ice and mango smoothies, and on and on!
This July, when the Taste of Buffalo rolls around, if you can make it, expect to find more of the same, which can be the inspiration for us to do likewise throughout the nation, because it’s the trend of tasty, healthier eating that could give us a lot more years of...
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