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kJ/Calorie Menus

Nikki582
Nikki582 Posts: 561 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Just sharing, for the purpose of discussion or ... not.. :p Yesterday I was at The Coffee Club (a popular cafe franchise in Australia) and when I opened the menu the first thing I noticed was price on one side and kJ on the other! (we Aussies pretend we use kilojoules, but we don't really and it confuses everyone trying to count)

It was really interesting, and I used that side to make my ultimate choice, and tsk at my husband's :p

They're not really a cafe that boasts or brags very healthy eating or anything, and it was the first I've seen.

Do you know of any other menus that show the food's Cal or kJ count? Would it make a difference to your order if it did?

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  • SabrinaG1986
    SabrinaG1986 Posts: 135 Member
    I only know of one place that I've been to (in Canada, Extreme Pita) that does it and I think it's a great idea. If I'm going out or eating out I always plan a head and check out their menu's online and look for their nutrition info before hand so having it on the menu would definitely make my life easier, and it would really help me choose what I wanted to eat!
  • it_be_asin
    it_be_asin Posts: 562 Member
    I am surprised the coffee club does kilojoule counts but doesn't try to control the kJ in the food it serves - i have seen the kJ list for the coffee club online and there is very little I can eat there, even on a dinner calorie budget of 600 calories.

    Also, I love the crust pizza bar healthy options - 800 cal for a vegetarian 'healthy option' pizza? How is eating a dinner 33% bigger than my allowance healthy!
  • janeyloveslife
    janeyloveslife Posts: 34 Member
    I think it's a great idea! I actually manage a company in NZ and Australia called MenuCoster, and as well as costing recipes we provide the nutritional information for every recipe, which we encourage the food establishments to display, or at least have readily available if customers want to know. The Coffee Club is actually one of our customers. I agree if they are going to display this info however, they should at least try to cater for diet concious customers. I can pass this feedback onto them.

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