New York City pushes for calories to be listed on menus
- added January 22, 2008
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- Tori
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The rule from the city board of health would only apply to restaurants with 15 or more locations around the country (so essentially only the nationwide chains, both fast food and sit down), and only in their New York City locations.
The article quotes Justin Wilson of the Center for Consumer Freedom attacking the plan, saying "It doesn't take a Ph.D. in nutrition, let alone a high school diploma, to tell the difference between a 12-piece bucket of chicken and a salad." The sad thing is that often times that salad isn't much better than the bucket of chicken or the big mac. With lots of cheese, maybe some fried chicken or boiled egg, plus the dressing...the salad can often end up just as bad if not worse than the food you know is bad for you. And that's exactly the problem. People trying to be healthy by eating a salad aren't being healthy, and they should know that. With restaurant food, it's not about common sense or an education - something you think should be healthy often isn't, which is the whole point of the regulation.
I think it's a great move, and in fact I think it should go further - sodium should be listed, as it is a huge influence in disease and heart problems in this country, and it should be at all restaurants - if the corner bistro had to list nutrition information, they might be inspired to find new, healthier ways to make the old standbys taste just as good.
The article quotes Justin Wilson of the Center for Consumer Freedom attacking the plan, saying "It doesn't take a Ph.D. in nutrition, let alone a high school diploma, to tell the difference between a 12-piece bucket of chicken and a salad." The sad thing is that often times that salad isn't much better than the bucket of chicken or the big mac. With lots of cheese, maybe some fried chicken or boiled egg, plus the dressing...the salad can often end up just as bad if not worse than the food you know is bad for you. And that's exactly the problem. People trying to be healthy by eating a salad aren't being healthy, and they should know that. With restaurant food, it's not about common sense or an education - something you think should be healthy often isn't, which is the whole point of the regulation.
I think it's a great move, and in fact I think it should go further - sodium should be listed, as it is a huge influence in disease and heart problems in this country, and it should be at all restaurants - if the corner bistro had to list nutrition information, they might be inspired to find new, healthier ways to make the old standbys taste just as good.
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what will big brother decide for us next
toilet training? -
booooooooooooo
fast food is good (just not for fat people)
all you have to do is a few push ups and you are fine
(unless you are fat)
people should just loosen up and not worry whats in your food (unless you are fat)
honestly i just got back from a ski trip and burned about a gazillion calories them i don't fuckin care about the fat content of my hot juicy delicious 12 piece chicken nugget meal i just want to shut the hell up and enjoy it (unless Im fat)-
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- backstabninja
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