Dining out - availability of nutritional information

croberson8711

Definitely a HUGE plus if it's included, and helps me make better decisions. I enjoy eating out when I can include it in my calorie budget (HUGE fan of Applebee's WW menu and their healthy menu with the calories listed) but at the same time, I will also use the mobile app to look things up and factor it in as well. But definitely a bonus if it's already listed/included!!

mcjmommy

It doesn't keep us from going to a restaurant that someone else chooses when we go out with others, but if it is just my husband and I, we choose a place that we can get the specific information on the menu options.

agentjellybean

I don't know if anyway has pointed this out already but to use the actual weight watchers point system, applebees has too cook all ww menu items on a separate stove and they have to jump through a number of hoops to for ww to allow the use the WW point system. Basically I'm saying there are some legal issues to contend with when it comes to actually listing the point system. If you don't want to deal with all of that you could simply provide your costumers with at least the cal, fat, fiber content, they could then determine the WW points on their own ( there are apps for that). If your mom is afraid of deterring costumers by listing the nutritional information on the menu, you could provide a second 'menu' with the full nutritional info per request of the costumers- Denny's, McDonalds, Wendy's, Pollo Tropical all do this. It doesn't have pictures or even fancy description of the food.

I personally avoid at all cost going anywhere where I can't calculate what I am eating.

rottiegirl22

What if she did the insert as one poster suggested, but just had it available on request? She could put a little insert in the menus for a week stating nutrition information now available upon request, and then take that out after a week. It would get the word out that if people want to look it's there, without deterring the sales from people who would rather live in the dark regarding consumption.

MNchick

I don't know if anyway has pointed this out already but to use the actual weight watchers point system, applebees has too cook all ww menu items on a separate stove and they have to jump through a number of hoops to for ww to allow the use the WW point system. Basically I'm saying there are some legal issues to contend with when it comes to actually listing the point system. If you don't want to deal with all of that you could simply provide your costumers with at least the cal, fat, fiber content, they could then determine the WW points on their own ( there are apps for that). If your mom is afraid of deterring costumers by listing the nutritional information on the menu, you could provide a second 'menu' with the full nutritional info per request of the costumers- Denny's, McDonalds, Wendy's, Pollo Tropical all do this. It doesn't have pictures or even fancy description of the food.

I personally avoid at all cost going anywhere where I can't calculate what I am eating.

Thanks for pointing that out...she and I weren't sure what coordination had to happen for WW points to be listed, so you answered that for us!

StarvingDiva

Honestly the nutritional facts on websites are just guidelines, chefs are different therefore it can never be all the time the same exact calorie content. Even the WW points meals you see, they have done tests on them and found they were much different then what is projected.

But I still think having that guideline is still good to see.

cibilbee

I think its great to provide the information. I will pick a place I can know the calories everytime, even if its a little higher because then I at least have a ball park for the number I need to burn at the gym.