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It's impossible to guess the calories of a food in a restaurant. I've been a registered dietitian for 25 years and I would never have known that "hot pot fish" is three times as many calories as "lemon fish" in a chain chinese restaurant. Of course it is important to be responsible and make healthy choices, but how in the world can you do it if you dont have the information that you need to make those healthy choices?

 If we all had a mom or dad at home to fix us home cooked foods, maybe it wouldn't be so important- but we as a society spend about half of our food dollars on restaurants! So, since we are dining out so much it is only reasonable for us to have the calorie information avialble a the point of decision making- when we order the food.

 Will this make anyone do anything they dont want to do? certainly not- but it gives us the information to make the choice that meets our needs.

posted 3 years, 1 month ago
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