Chick-fil-A puts fresh fruit on menu

ATLANTA (AP) -- Chick-fil-A, a fast-food chain known for its fried-chicken sandwiches, is adding cups of sliced apples, grapes, pineapple and oranges to its menu to give customers a healthier alternative.
Fruit cups are part of a new lineup of healthy offerings at the suburban Atlanta-based chain that includes water and a chargrilled chicken sandwich, which has 270 calories and 3.5 grams of fat.
Chick-fil-A officials say the moves are designed to keep pace with an industry trend and don't represent a shift away from the flagship chicken sandwich -- which is pressure cooked in peanut oil and has 410 calories and 16 grams of fat.
Providing fresh fruit has always been a problem as a fast food. The fruit has to be prepared properly and must be kept cold to prevent it from going bad. It's also more expensive.
Exchanging fries for fruit in a Chick-fil-A combo meal costs about 40 cents more. A regular-size fruit cup sells for $1.85 and a large for $2.85.
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