Comments on: Will New Calorie Rules Change Our Eating Habits?

By: jodyfwall

jodyfwall — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:45 +0000

i think i makes for extra work, figuring out the calorie content of a meal. what about specials, that takes more time, and raises internal costs for the establishment. maybe people should just be more aware of what they are eating in general, and excercise a lot more.

By: wellsphere

wellsphere — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:40:15 +0000

I think it’s a great idea restaurants are being asked to post info. It’s amazing how hard restaurant chains are fighting to hide their nutrition information. It’s hard to eat well when eating out, especially when you have dietary needs or want to watch your calorie intake. Often food items that seem healthy and are marketed that way are not. For this reason, my company just launched a new service called Wellternatives that lets people find nutrition info for thousands of chain restaurants — right from their cell phone or on the web. It also makes recommendations for a healthier alternative to your favorite restaurant meals, hence the name… Wellternatives. Would love to hear what you think of it! Sara

By: Hagerman

Hagerman — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:16:06 +0000

Re: “Calority”: Love the coinage, Scott. I think posting calories is a good and disturbing idea. The problem is that it’ll only be useful to the folks who are already paying attention. And it really is shocking how enormous restaurant portions are these days. Combine that with our Puritanical directive to clean our plates and it’s no wonder Americans are HUGE. I laughed at the splitting an entrée line, because my French girlfriend used to call me cheap for suggesting we share one meal. In France, you wouldn’t dare, and god help you if you ask for a doggie bag in Paris. But after living here for four years, she’s learned. When we eat out, she knows she’ll have lunch the next day.