| Food Calorie Offenders Should be Exposed! | | | | what you are eating a better idea then knowing? |
| Many restaurants will soon have their draw dropping | | | | Here are some other astonishing restaurant meal |
| calorie counts exposed. The new health care bill, | | | | offenders to watch out for: |
| thanks to President Barack Obama, will require | | | | - The Sonic Supersonic Cheese burger has 898 |
| restaurants with 20 or more outlets to post calories on | | | | calories and 52.6 grams of fat. |
| the menu. Some cities already require it, and one of | | | | - The Burger King Quad Stacker has 1010 calories and |
| those cities is New York City. | | | | 70 grams of fat talk about a heart-attack waiting to |
| The other night I was out for dinner at Olive Garden in | | | | happen! |
| NYC, and saw on the menu, Fettuccine Alfredo. I love | | | | - The Wendy's Baconator triple with 830 calories and |
| Fettuccine Alfredo, but, I thought better not, too many | | | | 35 grams of fat |
| calories. Maybe I will get grilled shrimp caprese instead, | | | | So the question is, do you really want to know many |
| a better choice. When I noticed a set of numbers | | | | calories you are consuming? |
| underneath the item, the calorie count. | | | | I would think so, because it is about making a |
| The dish I wanted, Fettuccine Alfredo, was 460 | | | | knowledgeable choice, and right now most people |
| calories less than what I thought the better choice | | | | have no idea how many calories are in the meals they |
| would be, Grilled Shrimp Caprese. OMG, 460 calorie | | | | are eating. Consumer advocates say it could be a |
| less. | | | | powerful weapon against obesity, by simply allowing |
| This was my first time at a restaurant that listed | | | | consumers to see how many calories they're eating |
| calories, and I started thinking of all those times I have | | | | when they eat out. |
| made the wrong choices, weight and health wise, at | | | | Right now, when hamburgers can range from 250 to |
| restaurants that don't list out their calories. | | | | over 1800 calories and even coffee drinks can range |
| When they first came out with this idea of listing | | | | from 20 calories to 800 calories, it is time to post |
| calories on menus, I thought, "this is a stupid idea, | | | | calories. |
| another Government intrusion on our lives". Now I | | | | What do you think, should the calories be posted on all |
| know it's about choice for us. So, how is not knowing | | | | restaurant menus, not just the chain restaurants? |