Mandatory Calorie Counts

fbmandy55

Personally, I think it's an unnecessary increased burden on businesses, and I would like to see this law repealed. However, I will be glad to get more accurate nutritional info.

I think it is the businesses responsibility to provide anyone paying them for their goods to let us be fully informed on the nutrition of the foods they are selling. Everyone has the right to be able to make healthy choices while dining out , and they as a business should provide that information.

I think in a society where people are SERIOUSLY lacking personal responsibility, they should research what they put in their mouth voluntarily.

Um. Except, the RESTAURANT is the only entity that holds that information.

If you see my post before, most chain restaurants cannot accurately know that, due to the locations of the restaurants and where the food comes from.. Hell, even when I worked at a huge, chain restaurant, some of our produce came from the local grocery store.

upgetupgetup

Personally, I think it's an unnecessary increased burden on businesses, and I would like to see this law repealed. However, I will be glad to get more accurate nutritional info.

I think it is the businesses responsibility to provide anyone paying them for their goods to let us be fully informed on the nutrition of the foods they are selling. Everyone has the right to be able to make healthy choices while dining out , and they as a business should provide that information.

I think in a society where people are SERIOUSLY lacking personal responsibility, they should research what they put in their mouth voluntarily.

Um. Except, the RESTAURANT is the only entity that holds that information.

If you see my post before, most chain restaurants cannot accurately know that, due to the locations of the restaurants and where the food comes from.. Hell, even when I worked at a huge, chain restaurant, some of our produce came from the local grocery store.

So where does 'personal responsibility' fit in, then?

upgetupgetup

Are we supposed to dig through the trash and work it out backwards? Take samples to the lab?

Or, can the RESTAURANT not make a note of what it's putting on plates, using the tools they ALREADY USE (cups, and scales) to ration the budget and schedule their supplies?

Al;so, obviously, they can track their suppliers. It would just mean managers would take information down locally.

fbmandy55

Personally, I think it's an unnecessary increased burden on businesses, and I would like to see this law repealed. However, I will be glad to get more accurate nutritional info.

I think it is the businesses responsibility to provide anyone paying them for their goods to let us be fully informed on the nutrition of the foods they are selling. Everyone has the right to be able to make healthy choices while dining out , and they as a business should provide that information.

I think in a society where people are SERIOUSLY lacking personal responsibility, they should research what they put in their mouth voluntarily.

Um. Except, the RESTAURANT is the only entity that holds that information.

If you see my post before, most chain restaurants cannot accurately know that, due to the locations of the restaurants and where the food comes from.. Hell, even when I worked at a huge, chain restaurant, some of our produce came from the local grocery store.

So where does 'personal responsibility' fit in, then?

There isn't always a calorie count option. If you eat at a friend's family or work function do you ask what the calorie content is in their food? Personal responsibility in this case would just be to stick with smart choices. If you are unsure, go with a lean steak and some steamed veggies, get the salad with no cheese and dressing, etc.... Common sense isn't going to kill someone for the occasional restaurant meal.

JUDDDing

I'm not sure Texas versus Ohio lettuce has ever been the problem.

The restaurant has the recipe and the measurements.

The upstream providers (Sysco, etc) provide the restaurants with the info...

The restaurant is the only reasonable place to get the info.

bearwith

I t think people need to know how rich their food is in terms of energy density. When you cook at home you notice how much fat and sugar is needed to get certain flavours yet in restaurants we always go for those rich foods. They can give you the entire day's calorie allowance in one meal..

upgetupgetup

Personally, I think it's an unnecessary increased burden on businesses, and I would like to see this law repealed. However, I will be glad to get more accurate nutritional info.

I think it is the businesses responsibility to provide anyone paying them for their goods to let us be fully informed on the nutrition of the foods they are selling. Everyone has the right to be able to make healthy choices while dining out , and they as a business should provide that information.

I think in a society where people are SERIOUSLY lacking personal responsibility, they should research what they put in their mouth voluntarily.

Um. Except, the RESTAURANT is the only entity that holds that information.

If you see my post before, most chain restaurants cannot accurately know that, due to the locations of the restaurants and where the food comes from.. Hell, even when I worked at a huge, chain restaurant, some of our produce came from the local grocery store.

So where does 'personal responsibility' fit in, then?

There isn't always a calorie count option. If you eat at a friend's family or work function do you ask what the calorie content is in their food? Personal responsibility in this case would just be to stick with smart choices. If you are unsure, go with a lean steak and some steamed veggies, get the salad with no cheese and dressing, etc.... Common sense isn't going to kill someone for the occasional restaurant meal.

So, you're saying, your right to stay ignorant is preferable to maybe starting to put the breaks on the obesity epidemic?

jaygreen55

Knowledge is power and choice is free! It's better to make an informed choice to do the wrong thing than to do it unwittingly out of ignorance

A five guys bacon cheeseburger (720 cal) and large fries (1480) has 2100 calories. Knowing that I only allow myself to eat it on days I've done more than 1000 calries worth of excercise. This way I minimize the damage

Tdacks

I think it is great. I kind of wish it were required for all restaurants to at least list it somewhere, if not on the menu.

A friend of mine had been overweight for a long time, and decided to do WW. She lost like 80 pounds really quick, and I asked her what helped most from WW. She said it was just being aware of how many calories were in her food. She looked up the spicy chicken salad at Chili's that she had on a weekly basis, thinking salad+chicken=healthy. Come to find out, it was over 1500 calories for one salad! So the eye-opening factor is important, especially to help those people who aren't actively trying to lose weight so aren't tracking calories obsessively like we do.

I also think that in the long term, it will result in restaurants dialing down their huge meal portions and creating healthier menus. When customers can see, in print as they order, the calorie count on their Chili's chicken salad or Chocolate Lava cake, they will either take a pass, split dessert with the table, ask for a To-Go box up front. It might encourage innovation, forcing businesses to compete in health terms, which sounds like healthy capitalism to me.

Cynduck

Personally, I think it's an unnecessary increased burden on businesses, and I would like to see this law repealed. However, I will be glad to get more accurate nutritional info.

This!

I will love to have the info but back when I wasn't counting calories I wouldn't have cared.