NYC (hearts) Calories
August 31st, 2008
The New York Times published a pretty good opinion piece on the city’s new requirement that restaurant chains post calorie counts on their menus a couple days ago.
I particularly like the authors point about how some restaurants are probably already finding ways around it with shady tactics, “I wouldn’t be surprised if some chains threw a couple of hypercaloric items onto the menu for contrast, to make us feel better about our large fries.”
I think he’s absolutely right and it shows through with his conclusion, “If we still go to Cinnabon, we might skip the Caramel Pecanbon — which at 1,120 calories provides more than half the daily allowance for a standard male. Choosing the 850 calorie regular bun will look reasonable by comparison.”
Ultimately, though, I think he’s also right that even if this measure isn’t immediately getting everyone eating right, it’s at least giving them a reason for pause.
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