Deli, cancer center create healthy salad - Chron.com
Jason's Deli in Pearland is featuring a new 301-calorie salad designed following the American Institute of Cancer Research's and World Research Fund's guidelines for cancer-risk reduction. The company's chefs created the salad with University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center dieticians and cancer prevention researchers. The salad costs $8. 59. The deli recently introduced the salad as part of the Strike Through Cancer campaign, a fundraiser underway at all of the company's restaurants and that ends June 30. The deli chain will keep the salad on the menu through... Jason's Deli chefs and a team from MD Anderson worked together for several months experimenting with different combinations of nutrient-dense ingredients identified by the MD Anderson team before they came up with the salad mix featuring quinoa,... The partnership between Jason's Deli and MD Anderson Cancer Center is a reminder that there are steps people can take to reduce the chances of a future cancer diagnosis, said Dr. Therese Bevers, a clinical cancer prevention professor at MD... In addition to adding the salad to its menu, Jason's Deli took part in the Strike Through Cancer campaign, which raises money for cancer research and prevention at MD Anderson throughout the month. Source: www.chron.com
