If calories are posted on a menu board, are/were you likely

probably no, unless i were looking at two different things that had significantly different calorie counts.

i actually read the nutrition menu to order now. i go backwards from nutrition menu to food menu

i actually read the nutrition menu to order now. i go backwards from nutrition menu to food menu

I do this, too

sheesh i wish everywhere did that

I remember my dismay years ago when visiting a Dunkin in NYC right after they started posting the calorie count. I was crushed and felt super guilty!

Here in California it's the same for most chains (TGI Fridays, Chilli's and the like) and fast food. It absolutely affects my choices when I'm eating out now. I tend to remember the calorie totals on my favorites, that way I know how much I'm going to have to work off before or after.

I wish that every restaurant would do this!!! It is really frustrating to try to look up the nutritional information before you go, or worse, while you are looking at the menu... Sometimes I have to eat out and I want to make the best decision I can, but I can't do that if I don't have the information readily available to me.

It doesn't change my decisions by much. When I'm not counting calories, I don't care, and when I am counting calories, I can make a pretty close guess. I agree that posting calories, is convenient, and I try to go to places that do,, but I am not sure how often it affects what I choose once I get there.

I usually look on line before I go, but I do usually look at those on the menu. I try to pick from the low cal options.

I don't eat anything without logging it first.



If I eat a 1000 burger, I know beforehand and have made that choice.

I wish they did that. At proper restaurants it is completely impossible to get an accurate idea of calories in something. It is really only possible for chain stores as they info online or in brochures like they do at McDonalds. The way something is cooked massively affects calories. So it might be possible to guess all the ingredients but you'll never know exactly how much oil was used in the pan etc.

The other day i was too tired to cook and my boyfriend suggested we order pizza. Luckily the wait time was really long so i suggested we get a pre made pizza from the grocery store instead. I'm so glad i suggested that because it had nutritional information on it so i could work which was the best one to buy calorie wise and then exactly how much of the pizza i was allowed to have within my calorie limits. i think i shall always suggest we do that now, although generally i'd rather make the pizza myself, or not eat pizza at all!

I live in a town of about 4000 people and there are only about 4 places you can eat out. I generally hate it because i think my food is much better (and definitely healthier) than what you get at those places, plus it's a lot cheaper to make it myself. However it is bit impossible to only cook food at home, unless i want to be a social hermit.

my food choices have been influenced every since i started counting calories. it's amazing how many calories some of these fast food items have in them...it's enough to take away the desire to indulge.

I love supporting local mom 'n' pops but, heavens, they just don't care at ALL about calories. I've asked at my favorite pizza chains and they haven't the slightest clue. When asked if they have a formula (2 oz. mozzarella, 3 cups baby spinach, 1/2 roma tomato, etc.) they're like, "Not really."

Thanks, guys. From one Sicilian to another.

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Hopefully as society changes they will follow suit.

You have to remember at this point as Americans who watch what we eat, we're still a minority.

Restaurants here aren't required to post calories but when I can find the calorie counts it definitely affects where I go and what I eat. When meeting friends for lunch at their favorite places (e.g., Red Robin, TGIFridays, etc.) I always check the nutitional cnotent and know what I will order before I go. My husband and I usually eat at locally-operated places that don't have posted nutritional value, but if I order something relatively unambiguous such as grilled salmon, I can usually estimate the calories using other sources.

One of my daughters has struggled with her weight since she was little (my clone, in many ways) and she was stunned once she learned how many calories were in the staples that she and her friends in high school would order with no thought to the calories. Now as a young adult she's much more conscious of calories and it does influence where and what she eats. She had to learn it from someone other than me for it register, though.

when i go to panera and the calories are up on the board it def makes me more aware and i choose better. I usually have to look before i go but it be easier if i could see them while out.

Prior to my decision to get fit, it wouldn't have had an impact on what I order. Now if the nutritional information is readily available, I do factor it into my decision.