BOSTON — Health Magazine has named bakery-café chain Au Bon Pain one of America's Healthiest Restaurants.
The editors of Health praised Au Bon Pain's Nutrition Kiosks, which allow guests to plan a nutritious meal and sort the menu by a specific nutritional requirement — high fiber or protein; or low carb, fat, cholesterol, sodium or calories. Au Bon Pain's recent move to using preservative-free chicken also was cited as one of the reasons the editors chose the chain.
Au Bon Pain recently introduced a new product line called Portions. Tapping into the tapas/small plates trend, Portions is a line of 14 dishes made fresh daily, packaged individually and containing 200 or fewer calories per dish.
Complete nutrition information for the entire Au Bon Pain menu also can be found online at the company's Web site. Guests seeking further assistance planning a nutritious meal can use Au Bon Pain's online "Smart Menu" application, where they can view the nutrition information for a specific combination of food choices, and search for combinations that best meet their individual dietary needs.
