Which airports can help keep your diet on track during the holidays?

When you’re running through the airport to catch your holiday flight back home, squeezing in a healthful meal can be a challenge. In between worrying about your in-laws and figuring out how you’re going to survive 36 hours with your extended family, finding a restaurant that serves a salad tends to be pretty low on people’s list of priorities.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit that focuses on preventive medicine, could make sticking to your healthy eating plan at the airport a little easier. They conducted an annual survey to figure out which airports in the U.S. offer healthful foods.

The survey looked at which airports have restaurants that offer “at least one cholesterol-free, plant-based entree.”

Los Angeles International Airport came in at No. 4, with 83% of its restaurants offering healthful options. Denver International Airport was ranked No. 1 with 86%, and Detroit and Chicago O’Hare tied for No. 2 with 85%.

The airports that didn’t score so well included Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta with 51% and Las Vegas’ McCarran with 68%.

In the end, though, it’s up to you. Having healthful options around is one thing. Deciding to grab that salad instead of a double cheeseburger or burrito is an entirely different story.

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