Don't you hate it when...

sassyjae21
sassyjae21 Posts: 1,217 Member
in Motivation and Support
Restaurants claim to be healthy but don't post their nutritional info anywhere, and don't have it available? Drives me up a fracking wall. Most of these places are local. There's a couple of specific places here that I really love, but I have to refrain from eating there unless it's every once in a blue moon, because I have NO IDEA how much i'm eating.

One of them is called "Health Nut Cafe"- None of their nutrional info is available online, I've emailed them to ask, got ignored, and even asked in person and I got look at like I was an idiot.

How can you claim to be healthy, but not have nutritional info available? I mean, I know a lot of local places don't have nutritional info..but a place that claims to be "healthy"? Really? Meh. Any local retaurants do this around you guys?

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  • grimendale
    grimendale Posts: 2,153 Member
    Nutritional testing is expensive, and small restaurants tend to operate on razor-thin margins. A lot of local places don’t have nutritional data for that reason.
  • sassyjae21
    sassyjae21 Posts: 1,217 Member
    Ohh..well then I guess that makes sense. But if you're touting "healthy" I would think they would put some kind of effort into proving that. But hey, if you don't have the money, you don't have it
  • madhatter2013
    madhatter2013 Posts: 1,547 Member
    Ohh..well then I guess that makes sense. But if you're touting "healthy" I would think they would put some kind of effort into proving that. But hey, if you don't have the money, you don't have it

    ^^^This, especially if the title of your company contains the word healthy or nutritious in it.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I totally feel ya on this but the first response sounds in-the-know about this. Unfortunate :-(

    It is weird that a place called Health Nut Café can't tell you approximate calories and NI. That is kind of funny!!

    Even when restaurants DO have the cals/NI posted, I am so doubtful. For example, one of my favorite "bad" treats is a DQ Mini Blizzard and half the time, when I get one it is over filled about 3" from the top of the little cup which makes it like 1.3 of that Mini Blizzard! I scrape it off and give it to my husband, but dang. And he's counting calories too...oh well!
  • sunflowerhippi
    sunflowerhippi Posts: 1,099 Member
    It would annoy me, but at the same point like above said it is very expensive. I eat at a local cupcake shop and I just always go with the most calorie high version that is similar in MFP database as who knows but I am not going to stop enjoying things I like just because the data base doesn't have it. Be annoyed yup.

    Last night we went to Outback and they have the special menu, well the salmon I got was from there. Got home and they don't have that versons calories listed online, and only about 1/2 the menu. That annoyed me, haha.
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    Yeah you would think its not that hard to calculate it out based on what they put in the dish as I am sure they know the facts of the stuff they are putting in there. Kinda like making a recipe on MFP. Maybe not exact but at least gives you a good idea.
  • sassyjae21
    sassyjae21 Posts: 1,217 Member
    Lol, yea, eating out is always a risk. Most times it's worth it though :drinker:
  • caroldavison332
    caroldavison332 Posts: 864 Member
    I'm a good cook but not going to bother researching how many calories, protein, etc are in the entrees I make. I go to mfp and look up homemade meatloaf, Wholefoods grilled salmon, etc and estimate the calories.

    However, its always half the price and half the calories to eat at home and you wouldn't sugar, salt and fat bombs in your home made food or put 27 ingredients in your meatloaf including yoga mat ingredients like a restaurant would.
  • sassyjae21
    sassyjae21 Posts: 1,217 Member
    And again, this is for restaurants that claim to be "healthy". Seems like it would be worth the investment to make sure they have nutritional information somewhere? But ya, I don't own any restaurants so it's not like I would know the money it takes to run one
  • sassyjae21
    sassyjae21 Posts: 1,217 Member
    I'm a good cook but not going to bother researching how many calories, protein, etc are in the entrees I make. I go to mfp and look up homemade meatloaf, Wholefoods grilled salmon, etc and estimate the calories.

    However, its always half the price and half the calories to eat at home and you wouldn't sugar, salt and fat bombs in your home made food or put 27 ingredients in your meatloaf including yoga mat ingredients like a restaurant would.

    Well yes, but some people do go out to eat occasionally. lol @ fat bombs

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