The Worst 'Healthy' Food in America

Hahahahah When I go grocery store I feel like all I see is bad bad bad execpt for the produce. I hate it. And as for fast food. Blha no way. I cant eat most of it with out not feeling good. That probley why america is the fattest country.

Honestly though if the chain resturants would put the cals next to the food items maybe it would help people to think twice about ordering it. At least it would get people thinking about it. We all have the 2000 cals in our heads from the labels, and though for us on mfp that may seem high to those folks who eat out every day they are way over the 2000 cal mark so maybe it would make a difference to help them to make better choices. I think this is a GREAT thing. I hope it happens soon!!!

I'm with you---the sooner we get calorie counts in menus, the better! It's almost shocking to me that the FDA hasn't required them yet, considering our obesity "epidemic."

The thing is, I think most people who eat these dishes either like to fool themselves or just don't care about the calories because to me, most of those options had obvious red flags that would tell me they're not low-calorie: FRIED fish, PASTA with CREAM sauce, salad with CHEESE and NUTS, chicken with CHEESE and BACON. While the average person may not know exactly how many calories these things contain, anyone who has taken middle school health knows that these things all tend to be calorie-dense.

4 cheap taco from jack in the box over 700 calories

I think they are going to lie a little on those labels, but i guess that is better than nothing right?

Jenny,
I owned a resturant for just about 10 years, cutting down a portion to the "normal" healthy size does not fly.. At least in the type of resturant that I owned. We were casual dining, ie: burgers, sandwiches, fries with gravy, 4 egg omlettes all the stuff we shouldn't be eating on a daily basis. No fancy stuff for us, nothing like the mini bites on Top Chef :noway:

True Story: I had to decide if I was going to raise the price of my pie or serve a smaller slice and keep the price the same. We had alot of seniors and they HATE to see a price increase.
We were serving a slice of pie ( 1/4 of a 9" pie , huge piece) for $2.25 I decided to cut my pies into 6ths and keep it at $2.25.
THEY STOPPED BUYING THE PIE ! complaints and carrying on like you wouldn't believe. The seniors didnt like it smaller because then they couldn't buy 1 slice and share it. I ended up going back to the HUGE portions and raising it .25.......
They still complained.
Smaller portions dont work, people have to have self control. It's all about personal responsibility. The people who want the huge portions will just stop coming in when you cut back, until they are ready on their own it wont work. Basically I figure if I go out to eat I'm going to have to make the best of a bad situation. The only way to control it is to cook for yourself.
That is just my personal experience, not the same for everyone I'm sure.

P.S. I was 20 pounds thinnner when I was working and eating there, go figure !

While nutritional values added to the menus might get some people to think about what they are putting in their bodies, there is still going to be a vast majority of people who really don't care. BigMacs will still sell like crazy and people will still order the large fries, when it comes down to it we have always had the power to say no to these bad foods, but some choose not to. I am sorry but putting the nutritional values on the menus probably won't do that much good. I mean most fast food places have their info on the wall right next to where you order and it does not change what people order, unless someone is concerned enough about health to look. We made ourselves fat and untill we take responsibility for it and stop blaming outside forces we as a society will continue to be fat.