Humana Healthier Choices Guide Dishes Out Record Number Of Healthy Options At 2012 Taste Of Chicago

At this year’s Taste of Chicago, millions of foodies will be able to enjoy the best of the Taste while doing right by their health and well-being as Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) offers the most robust list of Humana Healthier Choices than ever before. The fifth annual Humana Healthier Choices guide will feature 27 appetizers, main courses and desserts from 15 Chicago restaurants at the nation’s largest food festival.

A five-year sponsor of the event, Humana is also serving up a wider array of health and well-being offerings at the Taste this year, including the Humana Race to Taste and Healthier Choices after party, Humana Dining Pavilion featuring the Biondi Boomer Bash, the Humana Well-Being Tour and a healthy cooking demonstration in partnership with Shedd Aquarium. The 2012 Taste of Chicago runs from July 11 to 15 in Chicago’s Grant Park.

“Taste of Chicago is a welcome tradition for thousands of foodies, as dozens of local restaurants serve up their favorite dishes each year,” said Deborah Gracey, president of Humana’s Medicare Great Lakes Region. “By incorporating various health and well-being components into the festival and providing the Humana Healthier Choices guide, we are helping Taste-goers to be healthy while enjoying the foods and having fun.”

The Humana Healthier Choices are indicated by a green apple on the menu boards at participating restaurant booths. Taste-goers can also use the free Humana Healthier Choices guide available at www.humana.com/tasteofchicago, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/humana.tasteofchicago, distributed at the Humana Dining Pavilion and handed out by Apple Man, the Humana Healthier Choices mascot.

All of the restaurants participating in the 2012 Taste of Chicago were invited to submit menu items for consideration in the Humana Healthier Choices guide. For an item to be considered, restaurants must submit nutritional information including calories, sodium content, saturated fat and the list of ingredients.

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