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April 10, 2008 · Whitney · archive: txp/article

Get Fit in Pierce County

MultiCare, the Washington Restaurant Association, YMCA Tacoma Pierce County, and TPCHD have partnered to create “Get Fit: Passport to Healthy Dining 2008”.

Restaurant who have decided to participate will offer 4 menu items that are considered to be healthy. These menu items will have a variety of benefits such as low sodium, fewer total calories and fewer calories from fat.

Diners participating in “Get Fit-Passport to Healthy Dining 2008” can receive a passport at any of the participating restaurants. If you order the “Get Fit” menu item at 10 restaurants by the end of the year and send in their passport, you will be eligible to receive prizes, such as a pedometer, a water bottle or a lunch box.

Lots of local joints made the list... Katie Downs, Paddy Coynes, Indochine, East West Cafe…. yum.

Look for the “Get Fit” designation on menu items at any of the participating restaurants starting Wednesday, March 26, 2008.

Link to Pierce County Gets Fit

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3 comments

  • Highwater April 11, 2008

    I find it ironic that a hospital system that specializes in serving the best of fried, high fat and highly processed food in its own cafeteria is sponsoring a “healthy dining” program. If you truly desire healthy food, eating out is probably not the best choice — try cooking something at home. Keep it simple, keep it unprocessed, and include a vegetable or two.

  • Christine April 11, 2008

    Yes it is funny, Highwater. They do have a daily “get fit” item and all sorts of incentives and clubs to encourage fitness, but it seems to be pretty much to help the upper staff feel good about themselves.

    I do appreciate that they do at least offer better items and they can be fairly tasty. (Yes, I do have to eat there some days.)

  • sultans007 April 11, 2008

    OK, this is a good thing. I have been to the TG cafeteria a couple of times and they cater to a wide variety of tastes and have many options, some healthy, some not. Ironic? Perhaps. But it is good business to offer people a wide variety of choices, even if some aren’t healthy.