Healthy Eating

By Cammi

November 2, 2007 9:41 AM | Link to this

Yes, I would like to see the caloric information on the menu. I would probably think twice before consuming a 1,000 calorie hamburger if the information was posted. Don’t know that I would pass on the chocolate cake, but at least I could plan the rest of my meal to total up to my planned caloric intake….LOL.

By Lori

November 2, 2007 9:43 AM | Link to this

I’d love to have the nutrition info on the menu. But I think it would hurt some restaurants. I like the model where they show the info for the healthier options on the menu, there are several chains that are already doing that.

By muffin

November 2, 2007 10:00 AM | Link to this

yes please. i would like to have caloric content displayed. maybe they could offer a menu with the information if you want to know and for those who are splurging and don’t want to know, they could offer a menu without. my name makes me hungry by the way.

By Judy

November 2, 2007 10:12 AM | Link to this

Absolutely put the info on ALL menus. It’s required on all packaged food in the grocery store. I’d love to be able to compare calories between entrees when I am eating out. Even if it was done like Muffin said with the “alternative” menu for those of us who want to know.

By TryingToWatchMyWeight

November 2, 2007 10:25 AM | Link to this

I would love to have nutritional information for everything served at restaurants. Ideally, this would include calories, fat grams, fiber grams, protein grams, and sugar grams too. (I need to be able to calculate weight watchers points and keep track of my daily protein intake and my sugar intake per meal) Another poster mentioned that some do this for only their light options. I don’t like this because I usually get 2-3 meals from a restaurant meal, so if I know it’s 1000 calories for the whole thing, I might order it anyways and have 1/2 for dinner and 1/2 for lunch.

By Will

November 2, 2007 11:09 AM | Link to this

Equal treatment. If we’re going to force fast food restaurants to post their nutrition info then why not Joel’s?

It’s not about ruining your dining experience - it’s about awareness.

I don’t think the restaurant should necessarily post it next to the price on the menu - but it ought to be available upon request or on a separate page.

By Critic

November 2, 2007 11:34 AM | Link to this

Having this information would be very sobering, indeed. And I would welcome it. I’m sure it would alter some of my choices in a very positive way.

By Rodney

November 2, 2007 11:44 AM | Link to this

Having it placed on the menu is a ridiculous idea. Menus are sometimes too large as it is, much less with nutritional information on them.

An icon or marker for healthy, or low fat, or low calorie or sugar free might be “doable”, but full nutritional disclosure (on the menu) is an outrageous idea.

I MIGHT be ok with it being available upon request - but then how many restaurants are going to have to increase prices to keep up with hiring the nutritionist to verify the data they’re publishing, and the extra printing and labor costs.

By Sandy

November 2, 2007 12:11 PM | Link to this

I think it is a great idea. It is so hard to make healthy choices in restaurants because you have no idea what is added into the meal that adds hidden calories. The markers for “healthy” items is not enough because even the so-called healthy items are not always healthy. I think a separate nutrition information menu instead of adding it to the existing menu would be fine as long as it is offered at every table.

By Count D Monet

November 2, 2007 1:22 PM | Link to this

Although I am a huge proponent of healthy eating, especially when dining out, the bottom line is that it is all about choice. As they say, “let the buyer beware.” Know what you’re getting into before you go out to eat. Even weight watchers advises making “healthy” choices, not just counting points. If anything, I’d encourage more eateries to post make nutritional information available to customers; much like Season’s 52 hasd done. It’s brilliant! They post the nutrition information and menu online; and although they try to keep the calorie count reasonable (usually around 450-500 per entree), I wouldn’t necessarily say they are a place to get “health food;” especially if you’ve ever tried any of their $2 desserts…Amazing! Regardless, they have done a wonderful job of providing a delicious, savory, and enjoyable dining experience for even the most health-conscious of us because they provide us the information we need. What we do with it, that’s another issue altogether.

By Heater

November 2, 2007 1:30 PM | Link to this

I think it’s a fabulous idea. I’d love to have that information available.

By muffin

November 2, 2007 2:55 PM | Link to this

It would enable people with diet restrictions to eat out again: diabetics, high blood pressure/cholesterol patients, etc. Again, my name is making me hungry.

By FCM

November 5, 2007 4:25 PM | Link to this

OK I get that people want caloric incformation….I do what I can to watch my intake.

However, I do not think if Bubba wants the Onion Blossom, a Margarita, the Monterey Chicken (with the corn and potato sides that it lists) that he is chaning his mind due to the calorie input.

Susie might rethink the Thai salad (more calories than anyone needs in a day)….but that is still a stretch.

My point is that people will overspend the calories just like they do the total on the check.

For me, I am saving my calories to splurge for the Spinach Dip at Houston’s—-I CAN count that as a vegetable right? ;o)

By David

November 8, 2007 8:27 AM | Link to this

That’s a very good idea. A good article on eating healthy restaurant meals you can find here: [http://www.worldwidehints.com/Healthy+Fast+Food+Restaurant+Eating.html]

By David

November 8, 2007 8:30 AM | Link to this

Healthy restaurant meals