The Healthy Tales

Does the calorie count really make a difference when you are eating in a restaurant? Is it truly necessary to put the calorie counts on the menu? Buried deep down in the Health Care bill, there is a requirement that any restaurant with over 20 locations must include the calorie count on their menu. Is seeing the calorie count really going to make a difference when people read the menu and order their meal?

As someone who has been on Weight Watchers off and on for the past 6 years, I already have a good idea on what the average calories are in each menu item at select restaurants. For those I don’t know specifically, I can pretty much guess a “points” range. To me, eating out is a special treat that my husband and I have once or twice a week. Since I am pretty strict with my diet every other meal/day of the week, when I go out I fully expect to indulge with menu items. So I don’t really care how many calories are in my beer or boneless wings at Buffalo Wild Wings. I am there to treat myself and forget the nutritional values – that is save for other meals. I can see how people would like this change if they ate out more frequently each week.

So what do you think? Are you excited about this change? Indifferent? Mad?