It’s rather disheartening that more and more people want government to do things for them that they could have done themselves. A minute of research would tell you have many calories in a popcorn, scone, etc.
Popcorn doesn’t have to have that many calories! I snack on popcorn I’ve popped in a microwave popper, and just drizzle a couple of teaspoons of olive oil on it. It’s not a huge amount of popped corn, and the olive oil is good for you. I just don’t drown it in EVO and/or butter. That way, the calorie count isn’t off the charts.
But you can’t do that research very easily when standing in line at a Starbucks or at a movie theatre.
I’m not sure what the whole uproar over this law on FR is all about (other than the fact that NYC is depised). We get calorie counts on everything in a grocery store as soon as we pick up an item...what’s so wrong with requiring all the info likewise be placed right in front of us in a fast food joint?
As a NYer, this is one of my favorite NYC laws in the past decade. It hasn’t taken away any of my autonomy, but provides full disclosure so that if I want to, I can make better choices when eating on the fly (”There’s HOW MANY CALORIES IN THAT DONUT?”)