Posted on 09/12/2012 9:35:25 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
McDonald's restaurants across the country will soon get a new menu addition: The number of calories in the chain's burgers and fries.
The world's biggest hamburger chain said Wednesday that it will post calorie information on restaurant and drive-thru menus nationwide starting Monday. The move comes ahead of a regulation that could require major chains to post the information as early as next year.
"We want to voluntarily do this," said Jan Fields, president of McDonald's USA. "We believe it will help educate customers."
In cities such as New York and Philadelphia where posting calorie information is already required, however, Fields notes that the information has not changed what customers choose to order.
"When it's all said and done, the menu mix doesn't change," she said. "But I do think people feel better knowing this information."
The decision to post calorie information follows the Supreme Court's decision this summer to uphold President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, which includes a regulation that would require restaurant chains with more than 20 locations to post calorie information. The timetable for carrying out that requirement has yet to be worked out........
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The movie “Fat Head” made fun of this very idea.
The government mindset is that people are too stupid to realize that McDonald’s food is fattening and bad for you. So he went up to people on the street holding a tray with McDonald’s food and asked:
1) Is this food healthy or unhealthy to eat?
2) Will eating this food make you fat?
Everyone, absolutely everyone, knew it was unhealthy and would make you fat.
We don’t need a paternalistic govt to point out what we already know.
“McDonald’s restaurants across the country will soon get a new menu addition:”
Egg McNothing?
Was surprised at the amount of cal. in some items though..
Not all Mcdees food is fattening. I like when restaurants list the cal. I can them make a informed decision on what I want to eat or not...just as I look at the labels on packages of food in stores.
I agree. Here on FR, though, advocating a healthy lifestyle will get you ostracized.
Saw that at our local McDonald’s a few days ago. It makes it easy to calculate calories per dollar, to determine the best value. Even with a BOGO for a quarter pounder with cheese, the McDouble gives more calories/$.
I don’t need anything in writing to tell me how many calories there are in McDonalds’ food. The answer is: a shitload. And I don’t care.
I stopped in yesterday and it was on the tray mat. I found out if I order a grilled chicken wrap with no dressing (or use Honey Mustard) instead of a double cheeseburger, I can get several plain ice cream sundaes and not feel guilty! I’m lovin’ it.
Flour and sugar are the enemy. Eat in small quantities, and you’ll have no weight problem.
Sometimes you don't know what the calories are in certain foods at restaurants even though it appears healthy or has mainly healthy ingredients...sometimes it fools you. I was getting what I thought was a healthy cranberry/apple/chicken salad at a place-thought it has maybe 500-600 cal and looked at their website later and it was 1450 cal.
And maybe some employees who actually listen to what you are ordering instead of gossiping.
And maybe some employees who actually listen to what you are ordering instead of gossiping.
And maybe some employees who actually listen to what you are ordering instead of gossiping.
I order the grilled chicken sandwich at times 350 cal and 295 w/o the mayo which is how I order it.
I have seen the new menu boards on the drive-thru. It is difficult to read. There is no order to the menu. Very confusing to me.
They won't, of course, do anything much with this information. Or maybe they'll top off the bazillion-calorie McDonalds meal with a diet soft drink. And "feel" that they're doing something. (And if their clothes don't fit, it must be George Bush's fault.)
True, or not at all!
Not all Mcdees food is fattening. I like when restaurants list the cal. I can them make a informed decision on what I want to eat or not...just as I look at the labels on packages of food in stores.
Say yes to healthy. Say no to the nanny state.
They should concentrate more on their food, and not their advertising fluff. Working getting fresh buns, for a change. Work on making sure the burgers are hot when you get them. Working going back to the old fries and not the new cardboard ones.
But most of all, working on replacing your staff with some that are not complacent, distracted, and display an attitude.
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