School Nutritionist Nags Whataburger to Serve Veggie Burgers
By Lisa Sellers • January 21, 2015
A school nutritionist is trying to get Whataburger to branch out from its menu of giant burgers, deep-fried taquitos, and things bathed in honey butter by adding a healthier option. Miguel Villarreal, who originally hails from the Mexican border town of Pharr, Texas, and currently works for a school district in Northern California, is petitioning the beloved Texas-based fast-food chain to add veggie burgers or another “plant-based entree.”
While the petition has less than 700 signatures thus far, it’s apparently already grabbed the attention of Whataburger: Villarreal says a rep for the burger chain reached out to him to say “they are always looking at new ideas.”