From MSNBC.Com:
“The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a research group that advocates good nutrition, highlighted menu items from popular chain restaurants that in some cases have as many calories in just one plateful as some people should eat in an entire day.
‘I would never dream of telling someone what to order in a restaurant, but people can’t make informed choices without basic nutrition information,’ said Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy for the group.
The examples included Ruby Tuesday’s Colossal Burger, which weighs in at around 1,940 calories and includes 141 grams of fat. That doesn’t even include the fries on the side.”
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist or a nutritionist to know that if a sandwich is called a “Colossal Burger”, it probably has enough calories to last you the whole freakin’ day. Here’s a clue, if it takes both hands to pick up the damn burger, it most likely has over a 1,000 calories.
As adults we need to exercise common sense, we don’t need a menu with calories listed after every entree. Sometimes I feel like gobbling a Colossal Burger or a Triple Whopper; I’d rather not be reminded how many calories I’m consuming.
Menus with nutritional information take all the fun out of eating out. When I eat out I want to enjoy my food and relish the conversation with my dinner companions – I don’t want to be counting calories.
I applaud the chain restaurants that are supersizing their entrees; there’s nothing worse than spending a fortune at an expensive restaurant and getting a portion that wouldn’t satisfy a child. When I eat out I want to be treated like I’m Oprah Winfrey and not like an anorexic model.
Writing this essay has made me very hungry; I’m going to Burger King and order a Double Whooper and supersized fries.
