According to the September issue of Food Network Magazine the National Park Service has made some significant changes in their food choices. They conceded that it didn't seem right to finish a hike along the Grand Canyon with a big plate of fries. So this summer the NPS began overhauling menus and adding healthful options at more than 250 restaurants and snack bars across the country.
So now at the Grand Canyon Village Deli all the fried foods are gone and have been replaced by strawberry and spinach salads, chicken wraps and pizzas with whole-wheat dough. Some restaurants in Yosemite National Park are even serving kids' meals that include a salad or fresh fruit instead of the ever popular (and unhealthy) fries.
Makes you want to go out and take a hike, doesn't it?
Some have even gone so far as to ban soda and water bottles, instead providing fill stations for nalgene bottles! This actually caused a ruckus with Pepsi, which has a contract at many parks!
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