True Food Kitchen is on a mission to make America healthy again.
This has been the purpose of the Arizona-based restaurant chain since working with restaurant Sam Fox to open its first location in 2008.
“We believe that food is good for you and good for you,” Daniela Boise Olson, Chief Growth Director of True Food Kitchen, told Fox News Digital.
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In support of that belief, all 47 true food kitchen locations in 18 states across the country have become 100% seed oil-free starting this week.
“This is not a trend. It's a long-term commitment,” Olson said in an original interview.
True Food Kitchen is currently 100% seed oil-free in all 47 locations in 18 states. (True Food Kitchen)
“From the first day, [True Food Kitchen] It really focuses on the minimal processed foods as a whole and provides food to our guests. So this has been a commitment for us for nearly 20 years. ”
Weil was a voice advocate that really focused on heart-healthy oils like olive oil and avocado oil,” Olson told Fox News Digital.
Weil, director of his Andrew Weil Integrated Medical Center of the University of Arizona, of the same name, recommended that the true food kitchen menu be removed from all ingredients, Olson said.
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She said in 2022 that True Food Kitchen “were far from moving to eat the seed oil we were cooking and 100% cooking with avocado and olive oil.”
However, removing seed oils completely from the brand's menu was a long process.
“Seed oil is like hiding in all these places that you might not expect.”
“It was a multi-year effort to remove all the various hidden sauces of seed oil across hundreds of ingredients used in restaurants,” Olson said.
“What we found is that seed oil is hiding in all these places that you might not expect.”
It was a long process to completely remove seed oil from the brand's menu. (True Food Kitchen)
One such example was Dry Cranberries, the core ingredient in chopped salads at True Food Kitchen.
Unable to find oil-free dried cranberries, True Food Kitchen decided to replace the ingredients instead and replace them with royal raisins, Olson said.
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“this [meant] Calling the “giant lift” of chefs and supply chain teams, Olson reviews hundreds of ingredients from all the different providers we work with around the country.
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“The switch away from seed oil shows that this move is here,” said Andrew Gruel, a California chef and restaurant owner, who shares solid opposition to seed oil in an interview with Fox News. There's.”
“People have studied the effects of seed oils and tried alternatives, but now their favorite brands are demanding a switch,” Guruel told Fox News Digital.
When Olson was asked why more restaurants aren't cutting out the seed oil, she said it probably has to do with money.
True Food Kitchen replaced dried cranberries with raisins in chopped salads to adhere to the seed oil-free menu. (True Food Kitchen)
“There's a cost impact,” she said. “That's the investment we chose to make for our guests and brands.”
Another potential obstacle, she said, is that it is “really difficult.”
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“There are all these hidden places, whether it's a flake of red pepper or something like harissa paste,” Olson said. Even Avocado Mayo used avocado oil, I also had canola oil as part of it.”
Not only does it involve finding a new supply chain, creating new recipes and committing to “in some cases bringing in the company,” but Olson said, “We need to invest that financially and in the future. Labor and energy. , you can do that.”
The brand's commitment to removing seed oil from food has been sacrificed. (True Food Kitchen)
Laura Abscher, director of food and sustainability policy for the Washington, DC-based National Restaurant Association, told Fox News Digital that True Food Kitchen's efforts have 90% of consumers enjoying eating at restaurants. He said that this is one of the reasons why he says he is there.
“Options give consumers the opportunity to choose the dishes that suit their dietary preferences and allow them to try flavors and dishes that they can't always make at home,” Absia said.
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Author and food advocate Bani Hali, who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, told Fox News Digital, one of the many supporters of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the role of HHS Secretary, this is what it is. The restaurant industry said it was the beginning of a new era.
“When I see True Food Kitchen, if I go to the seed oil-free menu, it's going to be the next wave that restaurants head to really offer healthy alternatives to what's available today,” says Hari. said.
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Guruel said on his part it was “great to see” the direction the industry believes is heading.
“The market is talking.”
