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Six Flags theme parks offer family fun in the sun—but no tips on how to eat healthy while having fun.
Six Flags’ “healthy food” webpages have no nutritional facts!
They list churros, nachos, pizza, and fried chicken as nutritious, and only have vague references to healthy options, like salad. The parks’ 26 million annual visitors deserve better.
In 2015, Salud America! launched a digital voice campaign to enable people to sign a letter to tell Six Flags to list and describe its specific healthy menu options and add nutritional information to its website so families can make plans to eat healthy while at the theme parks!
For example, 9 of the 10 foods claimed as “nutritious” at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio are not actually that nutritious if prepared traditionally, according to a dietician—they’re high in cholesterol, sodium and saturated fat. At Six Flags Magic Mountain in Los Angeles, 18 of the 20 “nutritious” foods don’t make the dietician’s cut either.
It shouldn’t be that hard. Most chain restaurants already post nutritional information online.
Pretty soon, restaurants with 20 or more locations will have to post nutritional information on all menu boards, including those online.
With school out and ice-cold treats a tempting summer snack, it can be hard for families to eat healthy during summer months.
Six Flags can do more to help families make the healthy choice the easy choice in its parks.
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