We find it easy to feed Baby A at those giant soup-and-salad-bar restaurants. Our two favorites are Sweet Tomatoes and Souper Salad, although the salad bar at Jason's Deli is a frequent choice, too.

Now it looks like Souper Salad is joining the no-trans-fats trend.

The chain—the largest soup and salad restaurant chain in the Southwest, though there are locations in other states—announced today that it will be trans fat-free by December 12, 2006. Officials say the move to eliminate trans fat from every menu offering wasn't a simple one.

"This was not an easy process for us since we serve hundreds of recipes with a huge number of ingredients," said Hazem Ouf, president and chief executive officer of Souper Salad. "It was a massive undertaking that took more than a year to complete, but one we felt good about."

I feel good about that, too. Which chain will be next to axe the trans fats? Anyone care to guess?