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I agree with DrPublic Health.  How can we be expected to "take responsibility" for our weight/health and that of our children if we don't have a clue about how many calories are "hidden" in even healthy sounding menu items?  Putting calories right on the menu where they can be easily seen and compared before placing your order is the only way we can make better decisions.  It should be the point of ordering--not the "point of guilt" as is the case now when you turn over the grease stained tray liner at some fast food chains that print nutrition info in tiny print on the back of the tray liner.  What are these restaurants trying to hide?  The fact that a single shake has more than half the recommended daily allowance for calories, fat and sodium?  It's the least government can do--require posting of calories on menus and menu boards of chain restaurants. 

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