tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348482745990433329.post247120409819707269..comments2023-12-02T10:29:20.361-05:00Comments on Healthy Foodies: Chipotle -- A Healthy Foodie's HeroPama Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18141686434995344843noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348482745990433329.post-6647146694301087712009-09-02T15:00:02.410-04:002009-09-02T15:00:02.410-04:00Andrew,
Lauding ANY fast-food company is a risky b...Andrew,<br />Lauding ANY fast-food company is a risky business and I expected to hear from dissenters. But I am as skeptical of self-serving claims from corporate America as most people--Whole Foods, Stoneyfield Farm, even Walmart are trying to appear "green" and health-oriented. After reading the Time Magazine article, I checked various sources (NOT including Chipotle's own website) and found confirmation that the company is taking at least some "baby steps" in the right direction. <br />Yes they could improve, a lot -- I would love to see a whole wheat tortilla or brown rice there, for instance. But I have been able to customize my orders there--going for the soft tortillas over the grossly large burritos--to minimize calories, maximize fiber, and tolerate the sodium (even there you can minimize it if you try). <br />Why are you skeptical about Niman Ranch? Any move away from industrialized meat production is something to be encouraged, IMHO.Pama Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141686434995344843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348482745990433329.post-61090138530208192042009-09-02T12:29:57.981-04:002009-09-02T12:29:57.981-04:00Hooray for "all natural" meat... but not...Hooray for "all natural" meat... but not really. <br /><br />If it's not certified organic it doesn't mean squat... Basically Niman Ranch is saying they do things right and we should take their word for it... <br /><br />Chipotle is taking baby steps just so they can claim they care about ingredients, or care about organic... but they don't make organic claims because they're not organic. The consumer has no guarantee that it is anything. <br /><br />Just PR spin if you ask me... and it looks like you fell for it. All the big companies do it... Like Whole Foods' "all natural" salad bar. Come on...<br /><br />Aside from all of that, Chipotle is pretty abysmal for you. Excessive white flour (no brown rice or wheat tortilla option), excessive sodium, excessive calories, etc. <br /><br />All the same trappings of fast food, just dressed up in "all natural" logos.Andrew Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815724672527756224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348482745990433329.post-50812393850833165342009-09-01T18:22:45.174-04:002009-09-01T18:22:45.174-04:00I've never been to Chipotle, but this post mak...I've never been to Chipotle, but this post makes me want to try it sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com