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Au Bon Pain named healthiest chain restaurant by Grellin

Au Bon Pain has been ranked first out of 100 nationwide restaurant chains by Grellin, a website that uses publicly available data on restaurant food to determine which restaurants have the healthiest menus.

January 6, 2015

Au Bon Pain was recently ranked first out of 100 nationwide restaurant chains by Grellin, a website that uses publicly available data on restaurant food to determine which restaurants have the healthiest menus.

"Au Bon Pain is focused on eating flavorfully in a balanced way," said Maria Feicht, Au Bon Pain's chief brand officer. "We offer healthy yet delicious choices for those watching their caloric intake. We've always been transparent about our calorie counts, which are posted in cafes. Each ingredient is thoughtfully selected, turning sandwiches into comfort foods, soups into fresh and nutritiously dense meals and the occasional pastry into a deliciously indulgent splurge."

In addition, Au Bon Pain has released its new winter menu with an eye toward health-conscious ingredients. The menu will be available through March 1. Winter menu options include:

• Turkey Sausage & Egg White Flatbread—Egg whites, turkey sausage, spinach and sharp cheddar cheese served onwhole-grain flatbread.
• Banana & Greek Yogurt Parfait—Greek nonfat vanilla yogurt over honey-glazed bananas served with a side of toasted granola.
• Turkey & Poached Baby Pear Salad—All-natural turkey, goat cheese, honey-roasted pecans, poached pears served on mixed salad greens with balsamic vinaigrette blend .
• 12 Veggie Soup—Diced tomatoes, potatoes, summer squash, zucchini, carrots, peas, onions, broccoli, corn, celery, mushrooms and red bell peppers in a vegetable broth.
• Country Grilled Cheese with Tomato & Bacon
• Waldorf Turkey Wrap—All-natural turkey, apples, cranberries and walnuts mixed with mayo, cheddar and romaine with maple-walnut dressing in a whole-wheat wrap.
• Hot and Iced Caffe Milano—Espresso, chocolate and hazelnut topped with frothed milk and cocoa.
• Chocolate & Strawberry Cream CroisBun—Au Bon Pain Chocolate CroisBun filled with strawberry cream.
• Chocolate Chip Cookie—Featuring chocolate chips, butter and Madagascar Bourbon vanilla. On Jan. 13, the cookie will be offered for free from 2 pm to 5 pm, followed by a sale of $1 per cookie from Jan. 14 until Jan. 29.
• Lemon Crumble Bar—All-natural lemon filling on shortbread crust and topped with streusel.