March 15, 2012
Top Ten Healthy Eating Cities in US
Mark Thompson READ TIME: 1 MIN.
BOSTON, MA - March is National Nutrition Month - a nutrition, education, and information campaign sponsored annually by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Foursquare, the free mobile application, has looked at data from their 15 million users to determine the healthiest eaters in the country. This data is based on check-ins to famers markets, fish markets, salad shops, and juice bars as a percentage of check-ins to restaurants and shops over the last year.
Top 10 Healthiest Eating Cities Based on Check-Ins to Healthy Venues
1 Honolulu, HI
2 Burlington, VT
3 San Jose, CA
4 San Diego, CA
5 Seattle, WA
6 Boulder, CO
7 Philadelphia, PA
8 Los Angeles, CA
9 Washington, DC
10 San Francisco, CA
Want to see your town move higher on the healthiest city list? Here are a few things you can do:
� Follow healthy lists like:
Guide to an active life around your town
Biking and hiking trails near your town
Top yoga spots around town
� Seek out healthy brands and follow them to explore your local nutrition and fitness community. These brands have left tips on classes that will change your life, studios that will welcome you with open arms, and instructors that will motivate and inspire you.
Discover the hidden side of your city and find new ways to sweat once a day.
o Runner's World: https://foursquare.com/runnersworld
o Men's Health: https://foursquare.com/menshealthmag
o Lululemon: https://foursquare.com/lululemon
o Puma: https://foursquare.com/puma
� Make your own list of the most nutritious places to eat at and visit in your town.
A long-term New Yorker and a member of New York Travel Writers Association, Mark Thompson has also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The author of the novels WOLFCHILD and MY HAWAIIAN PENTHOUSE, he has a PhD in American Studies and is the recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center. His work has appeared in numerous publications.
