Has anybody read this yet? I just read it on msn.com tonight.

New Yorkers try to swallow calorie sticker shock - Diet and nutrition - MSNBC.com

My favorite lines are at the end of the article:

“I’m so upset,” she said, noting some entrees — like the Jack Daniels ribs and shrimp dinner — contain almost 2,000 calories, and the desserts were more of the same (the brownie obsession is 1,500 calories). “I wish they wouldn’t have done this.”

But then Fowler noticed that the waiter had handed her friend an old menu, which didn’t have calorie counts on it.

“You got a menu without anything on it?” she asked her friend. “Can I have yours?”

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I guess they're going on the theory that what you don't know can't hurt you.

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Thanks for posting this article!!!


"Nora Cara was flabbergasted.

She was about to order her usual morning coffee and muffin at Dunkin’ Donuts when she saw the new calorie labels. The chocolate chip muffin she had her eye on was 630 calories.

“I was blown away,” said Cara, a 27-year-old homemaker from Forest Hills in New York City. “I’m not a no-carb type of person, and I usually don’t even think about it. But you pick up a little muffin with your coffee, and it has 630 calories in it? That’s a bit extreme!”

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Why are these people so blown away?? If your "usual" breakfast takes place at Dunkin' Donuts...what else would you expect but a high calorie meal?? wow.

Then there's the restaurant food....depending on where and what you order, by the time you eat an appetizer, entrée and desert...you've probably eaten 2 sticks of butter...then add in calories for drink of choice and you're up to 3,000 calories in ONE sitting. (I know I'm guilty!)

I'm so glad that NY has this law. My hope is that they make it nation-wide one day. Yeah restaurants might drop a few sales at first, but if it saves lives for those who truly are ignorant....I'm for it.

My hubby wanted to go out to eat last week and I refused to go unless I knew how many calories I was eating. The only place I knew of that has this on their menu is Applebees. I ordered off of their weight-watcher's menu and still only ate half of what was on my plate. I wish more restaraunts would do this.

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Yeah, I don't go to Starbucks very often (it's kinda spendy, too), but I had one of their cheese danishes one day. I thought it was a little dry, and not all that tasty. Then, I found out it was 460 calories. Ouch. If I'm going to eat an entire meal's worth of calories in a desert, it had better be worth the splurge. I want something that tasted better than that.
I refer to my "The Complete Food Counter" book every day (I obviously haven't always done this, though). They have information for a bunch of restaurants, from Applebee's to El Pollo Loco to McDonald's to Starbucks. The best $7.50 I ever spent. It's a small enough book to carry in a handbag when you go out. They have a lot of information on almost every food imagineable. You can even find out how many calories a serving of roasted squirrel has in it. Mmmmm.

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I just went to NYC 2 weeks ago and I LOVED the cal boards everywhere! Made my day so much easier! And I lost 2 pounds while there!
Camy

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Very interesting. I hope this is a wake up call for some.

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How Sweet It Is

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~Brown Eyed Girl

Remember - If it tastes really good it's usually high in calories.

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living in ny I can say it's kind of weird seeing it everywhere but I love it.....it's such a huge help and I wish they would do it everywhere...the best decision is an informed one

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I had a two hour lay over at JFK a few weeks ago and I hit Starbucks first. I quickly changed my mind about getting anything other than a yogurt parfait because nothing of substance had under 300 calories. I loved it and I wasn't even counting calories then. Now I'm counting calories so I generally know what I'm going to order before I leave. But still, it's awesome and made everyone I was with think twice about what they were ordering.

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I was just talking about this yesterday! I didn't know NY was doing it, but I thought it would be interesting if places legally had to have calories posted. I can't believe that people would just rather not want to know. Maybe this will be a wake-up call to restaurants and they will start serving smaller portions. How often do you really finish the whole meal at a restaurant? I rarely do.

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September Progress

I usually try and only order from the "appetizer" menu whenever I go out to eat. The portions on some things are rediculous.

im going to chilis tonight...

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How Sweet It Is

I wish restaurants in Texas were required to post calorie/nutrition information. We're in the top 10 of most obese states in the US. We need the extra help!

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hehe... hmm I guess no more Low fat strawberry and cream cake for me