Should Restaurants Include Food Labels on Their Menus? By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Posted Tue, Oct 27, 2009, 5:14 pm PDT

1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Oct 28, 2009, 3:07 am PDT

thanks

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Oct 28, 2009, 3:19 am PDT

good article

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Oct 28, 2009, 3:21 am PDT

nice article

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Oct 28, 2009, 3:25 am PDT

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Oct 28, 2009, 3:31 am PDT

nice article

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Oct 28, 2009, 3:36 am PDT

I think they shoud

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Oct 28, 2009, 4:00 am PDT

they should include more things in their recipe

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 14, 2009, 3:16 pm PST

YES!! Restaurants should be obligated to inculde nutrional information on their menus. Store-bought foods must adhere, why not eateries? Most consumers don't know nutrional values, so they need all the help they can get to keep their diet in check and still have fun. You CAN prepare foods that are healthy yet yummy, INCLUDING restaurant foods. I do it all the time...

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Nov 15, 2009, 12:15 pm PST

Here's my perpective-which I have a feeling might differ : I will usually avoid foods I cannot know the nutritional value of.I want to know what I eat to prevent a high calorie disaster,especially since I tend to stick to specific foods for a long time. Even if it's quite high in calories,I will find some way to incorporate it,compensating,etc.If I've no idea,I 'll probably not eat it at all.

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 21, 2009, 9:58 am PST

Yes they should show that, then you know what you are eating!!

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 21, 2009, 10:04 am PST

My husband and I currently live in a quite rural area (in a state with a high obesity rate) with very few national chain restaurants. Even when we lived in a major metropolitan area, we preferred to patronize the small local eatery; the service was generally better, along with the food. But can these smaller dining establishments afford to have nutritional information determined? I would think the analysis could be rather expensive, and restaurants have enough troubles these days. I love the idea of knowing what I'm eating, but I'm not sure it's practical.

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 21, 2009, 10:06 am PST

I believe that resturants should most definately have to provide accurate food labels. As a dieter this is a big problem for me. This often discourages us from dining out due to the difficulty in my finding meals that fit within my diet plan. I would rather pass on dining out than "blow" my nutrition for just one meal. Restaurants would find more of us would be willing to dine out if we had access to nutritional information. Many restaurants don't even have the information available to the managment.

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 21, 2009, 10:09 am PST

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 21, 2009, 10:12 am PST

I completely agree with EGW. By following that simple stratagy as well as watching my nutritional information I have lost 49 lbs in the last 3 months. I will not undo the success I have had for a meal in a restaurant that cannot or will not provide nutritional information to me.

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 21, 2009, 11:17 am PST

I definitely think that restaurants should include that information on the menu! As for the smaller restaurants, it wouldn't be that difficult. I figure out the caloric content for every meal I cook, and it only takes about 5 minutes of math.

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