In New York City, we see the amount of calories posted on all menu items in restaurants.  How about 1,440 calories for the Quesidilla Burger at Applebee’s?   Or would you like 1,570 calories in the guise of the Fried Macaroni and Cheese from the Cheesecake Factory?  Makes me think twice before ordering.

Check out this Time Magazine article by Sean Gregory.  It mentions consideration by the U.S. Senate to make it a law to post calories on restaurant menus nationwide.  I think that’s a great idea.

There’s at least one study that found that calorie postings count.  Quoting from the Time article, “Technomic, a food-industry consultancy, 82% of New York City residents
said the new highly visible nutrition information has affected their
ordering. Of those people, 71% said they sought out lower-calorie
options, and 51% said they no longer ordered certain items.”

How do you weigh-in on calorie counts on menus?  Please comment and tell us whether or not your ordering would be affected by knowing your Whopper had 1,250 calories, or 62.5% of the recommended 2,000-calories-per-day diet.

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