{"id":25521,"date":"2019-12-03T14:12:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T19:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-gordon-food-service-canada.pantheonsite.io\/ideas\/whats-good-for-me-today\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T11:11:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T15:11:22","slug":"whats-good-for-me-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/ideas\/whats-good-for-me-today\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s \u201cGood for Me\u201d Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The definition of healthy is always evolving\u2014and there\u2019s often a difference between expert and popular opinions.<\/h2>\n<p>No matter what the experts say, consumers have long flocked to fad diets. That\u2019s a challenge for healthcare providers who are working hard to increase healthy eating habits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, new attitudes on \u201cmindful eating\u201d make it easier for foodservice operators to provide nutritious, great-tasting food that fits customer definitions of \u201cwhat\u2019s good for me\u201d\u2014and to influence and educate consumers on evidence-based healthy eating habits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Consumers are becoming more mindful of nutrition. They\u2019re seeking food that makes them feel good, physically and mentally. They\u2019re also adopting a \u201ccause-oriented\u201d mindset that is concerned with such traits as environmental friendliness, sustainability and local sourcing.<\/p>\n<h3>Strategies for Healthy Menus<\/h3>\n<p>Here are some tips for matching up your menu with today\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/ideas\/brain-foods-smart-thinking-healthcare\">good for me<\/a>\u201d trends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Know your customer.<\/strong><br \/>\nHealthy means different things to different people, so survey your customers and watch their purchasing behaviors to determine their preferences. Use this knowledge to create menus that highlight customer desires while also adhering to the latest scientific nutrition standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Make choices available on your menu.<\/strong><br \/>\nWe are all at a different stage of our health and wellness journey, so it makes sense to offer a variety of healthy choices and comfort foods to meet a range of customer preferences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Be authentic and transparent.<\/strong><br \/>\nGive customers the information they need to evaluate whether items meet their definition of health. Identify ingredients, nutrition, sourcing, nutrition, allergens, kosher, halal and a host of other traits you\u2019ve determined are important to your customers.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>4. Practice intentional marketing.<\/strong><br \/>\nEducating people about health is part of the mission and vision of healthcare operators. Be sure to highlight healthy traits and attributes of the food you offer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The definition of healthy is always evolving\u2014and there\u2019s often a difference between expert and popular opinions. No matter what the experts say, consumers have long flocked to fad diets. That\u2019s a challenge for healthcare providers who are working hard to increase healthy eating habits.&nbsp; Fortunately, new attitudes on \u201cmindful eating\u201d make it easier for foodservice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":26825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[122,68,123,112,69,111,113],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-catering-small-business","category-culinary-ideas","category-hotels-hospitality","category-restaurant-bars","category-running-your-business","category-healthcare","category-university"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.9 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What\u2019s \u201cGood for Me\u201d Today? | Gordon Food Service<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/ideas\/whats-good-for-me-today\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What\u2019s \u201cGood for Me\u201d Today?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The definition of healthy is always evolving\u2014and there\u2019s often a difference between expert and popular opinions. 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