Park Life 71 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 NY restaurants made to count the calories Ed Pilkington in New York Monday April 21, 2008 The Guardian It was the first city in America to ban trans-fats from food outlets. Now New York has set another US first - from today, larger food chains such as McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks must display the calories of their products on menus. The new rules apply to all chains with at least 15 outlets across the country - which in the case of New York accounts for 2,000 restaurants. The city authorities say the reform will help New Yorkers get a better sense of what they are eating as part of the ongoing battle against obesity and diabetes. Over the next five years, the city says, the labelling will help prevent 130,000 New Yorkers from becoming obese and 30,000 from developing diabetes. Some New York outlets had already begun to show calorie counts on their menu boards by the end of last week. At Chipotle, a Mexican food chain, in midtown Manhattan, chips were showing an alarming 570 calories, guacamole 140 and tacos with all the trimmings up to 590. Standing in the queue to pick up her food, Elissa was aware of the changes and was using the calorie guide to make her choice, mindful that she is trying to consume no more than 1,500 calories a day. The world is getting sadder by the day it seems... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15873 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I just ate a chocolate bar that lectured me about being "snackwise". I kind of object to being treated like an imbecile by my food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I just ate a chocolate bar that lectured me about being "snackwise". I kind of object to being treated like an imbecile by my food. It's a pisstake anyway. As if the people who manufacture the chocolate bars want everyone to eat less of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 600 calories for a frapuccinno!!!!! OMG!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 600 calories for a frapuccinno!!!!! OMG!! And informing the public of that isn't a bad thing imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 600 calories for a frapuccinno!!!!! OMG!! And informing the public of that isn't a bad thing imo. I agree. I was taken aback by those numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 600 calories for a frapuccinno!!!!! OMG!! And informing the public of that isn't a bad thing imo. I agree. I was taken aback by those numbers. There was something on the news about this recently and in somewhere like Starbucks if you get a double mochacinno (or something like that) with whipped crea, and a flapjack it's more than half the recommended daily calories for women and about half that for men but, at present, they don't have to tell you how many calories are in those. I know you should know there'll be a lot of calories in those two items but I don't think many would realise there were that many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 600 calories for a frapuccinno!!!!! OMG!! If most food starkly gave you the number of calories on it (especially contrasted to advised daily amount - which may be too high for most people anyway), there'd be an awful lot of things people might think twice about. Like those 1kg bag of peanuts they were selling at Christmas, enough calories in those to live off reasonably actively for a month. I just ate a chocolate bar that lectured me about being "snackwise". I kind of object to being treated like an imbecile by my food. That's the other side to the coin, fucking nagware on food, where they still want you to buy and eat it but are pretending to be "responsible" as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 600 calories for a frapuccinno!!!!! OMG!! And informing the public of that isn't a bad thing imo. I agree. I was taken aback by those numbers. There was something on the news about this recently and in somewhere like Starbucks if you get a double mochacinno (or something like that) with whipped crea, and a flapjack it's more than half the recommended daily calories for women and about half that for men but, at present, they don't have to tell you how many calories are in those. I know you should know there'll be a lot of calories in those two items but I don't think many would realise there were that many. It's the same with a lot of restaurant food, chances are you'll be eating your daily calorie intake (or more) in one meal. Which you can maybe expect with some dishes, but quite often it was for ones that you wouldn't really expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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