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PrintColor-Coded Breakfasts at Hilton Hotels
Hilton Hotels are launching their Hilton Breakfast Program across their North American properties by this summer, featuring a system of color-coded labels "to assist guests visually in managing their dietary needs. The labels denote whether the menu item is low-cholesterol, low-fat, high-fiber, low-calorie, high-energy or an indulgence."
As Gridskipper's Omri Ceren said, "Who the hell is this for? Are there Jews who'll accidentally eat bacon if it's shaded in fuschia on the menu? Are there diabetics too stupid to avoid adding extra sugar to their pancakes? And if there are diabetics like that, why are we preventing evolution from disposing of them as is right and proper?"
Also I wonder what pink labels mean in the program—I mean, everyone knows pink means Paris! Maybe they'll be dishes fit for her chihuahua...
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Perhaps Mr. Ceren (and the author?) is not one who finds his diet limited by allergies or religious/moral/dietary choices. I find it incredibly convenient, as a vegetarian, when there are particular "Vegetarian" sections on menus so I don't have to hunt among all the items I can't eat most of anyway. Color coding would achieve the same thing for people trying to avoid excess cholesterol or fat instead of meat
Also, in England, they have a wonderful little line that appears on most packaged food items that says either "suitable for vegetarians" or "not suitable for vegetarians". Saves the time of squinting at ingredient lists!
How could more information about menu items be considered offensive? Don't we want to be able to make the most informed choices possible? And you can still read the whole darn menu if you don't have any dietary requirements, but for those who do, it can only help.
veggiesattva at 12:36PM on 05/05/07