Host Committee Fries Health Food Rumors

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Just out from the Host Committee:

LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND CATERERS ARE NOT FORBIDDEN FROM SERVING FRIED FOODS.
· If a restaurant or caterer chooses to voluntarily serve a designated "Lean 'N Green" meal option, that particular meal option would obviously not be fried. However, fried foods are in no way banned from local restaurants or caterers participating in Convention-related events.

LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND CATERERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO INCLUDE AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT COLORS IN EVERY MEAL.
· If a restaurant or caterer chooses to voluntarily serve a designated "Lean 'N Green" meal option, that particular option would include fruits and vegetables from different color groups - a key component of healthy eating. However, there are no "color requirements" for every meal served by local restaurants and caterers.

LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND CATERERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SERVE ORGANIC OR LOCALLY-GROWN FOOD FOR EVERY MEAL.
· If a restaurant or caterer chooses to voluntarily serve a designated "Lean 'N Green" meal option, that particular option would include organic or locally-grown ingredients. However, these goals do not extend to every meal served by local restaurants and caterers.

THE HOST COMMITTEE CATERING VENDOR REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL DOES NOT INCLUDE 28 PAGES OF GREEN REQUIREMENTS.
· While the RFP itself was 28 pages long, less than a paragraph describes the components of a voluntarily-designated "Lean 'N Green" meal.

We heard they were handing out "Fried Doughnuts" yesterday at the Media Walk-Though