Just as we were talking yesterday...!

[Minerva]

Here you go. In ENGLAND (yay!!)

Daily Star: Simply The Best 7 Days A Week :: News :: Calorie count put on takeaway menu

They will start introducing calorie information in chain restaurants.

I really hope it's true. ^_^

 

[Jim]

Interesting, I wonder how the Chines restaurants will cope with that!

 

[Minerva]

Lol!
Well I reckon - the fact of the matter is: people will still buy the take-aways, there are many who will buy bad, fatty stuff regardless of the information being freely available: I mean many go into the supermarket, buy a pack of doughnuts or chocolate even though they know and can see the nutritional values on them?
Same thing here. I would like to know and make more informed decisions in the long run - of course I will still on occasion indulge in a really nasty meal: but I'll KNOW it's nasty and bad, unlike a lot of the time they sell you something healthy (like a salad) yet it for some retarded reason has like 600 calories in it, lots of fat and sugar? ... LOL, what's that all about.

 

[Jim]

I find it strange that many of Tesco's "Premium" range goods are so full of salt and sugar Minerva.

 

[Starlight]

Most of the big chains DO have their calorie values available on their websites at the moment...

http://www.minimins.com/weight-watchers/21990-online-eating-out-guide.html

Ignore the first post as its purely for WW but the posts underneath all have links to the Nutritional Values of major chains

 

[Minerva]

Yes, that is true, I can go look things up on the net... But what if I'm out and about and decide to go for a meal with some mates? It's not like I have a computer handy to go check out their website! Plus it's sometimes so bloody hard to navigate them. I'm not obsessive enough to open a web browser on someone's phone just to look it up either! Haha.
And yes, Jim - I HAVE noticed many "Finest", "Premium" whatever meals in Supermarkets like Marks&Sparks, Tesco, Sainsbury's ARE loaded with extra butter, salt, sugar ... Butters, and free range ingredients of the finest quality *of course*, but too much never the less...!
Lol, I'd rather buy the ingredients myself and cook it with knowing exactly what's in there. Ready meals are sickly.

 

[crazylilblondie]

I think this is a good idea, as often if Im going out to a restaurant I like to read the menu beforehand and plan what Im going to eat, and try and find nutrition guides online. Would be great if I was out and about and decided to go somewhere spur of the moment.

Its good for people on diets to help them out as I find a salad is not always as healthy as people think! Also it may make people realised just HOW much they are eating by going out for a simple pizza and starter of garlic bread.

Having said that - most people who do go out for a chinese takeaway or a pizza hut - do they really care about calories if they are going there in the first place?

 

[crazylilblondie]

Most of the big chains DO have their calorie values available on their websites at the moment...

http://www.minimins.com/weight-watchers/21990-online-eating-out-guide.html

Ignore the first post as its purely for WW but the posts underneath all have links to the Nutritional Values of major chains

OMG, my average Dominoes takeaway is 2143 calories!!No wonder I got myself into this mess!

 

[Jim]

Yep, eating out is always difficult isn't it.

 

[crazylilblondie]

Yep, eating out is always difficult isn't it.

But SO enjoyable!!

 

[Jim]

Mmm Yes it is.