Menus with calorie counts now a must in US as Obama-era rule takes effect

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

2 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

    So instead of getting things back on track, you thought it would make things better if you added Hillary into the mix?  

I dont believe it was I that interjected Trump or Hillary. Check with the MDL TDS crowd

[yuna628 9,676]

2 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

    So instead of getting things back on track, you thought it would make things better if you added Hillary into the mix?  

I tried to draw it back on track.... maybe I was too subtle.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

19 hours ago, spookyturtle said:

Hopefully Trump issues an Executive Order to get rid of this so he can continue to eat McDonald’s burgers guilt free. 

1st political post

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

15 hours ago, spookyturtle said:

Except he is relevant and Hillary isn’t. 

1st mention of Hillary

 

Tell us more about obsession 

[JimandChristy 1,689]

Just now, Nature Boy Flair said:

1st mention of Hillary

 

Tell us more about obsession 

Donnie is the one who is obsessed. Whines about Hillary, whines above Comey, whines about Sessions, whines about Rosenstein, whines about the media, whines about the sky being blue, whines about the grass being green.

[Póg mo 1,749]

12 hours ago, bcking said:

1. Do they have to include calories of drinks? That would be a big deal

2. There isn't great evidence that it works, but it's low cost so why not

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25790388

 

Interestingly the possible benefits aren't just consumers reducing calories, but the restaurants ultimately reduce the calories of their menu items when they are displayed.

 

I don't see much point in this myself, and doubt many people will change their dining choices because of  it. Personally I would prefer more information about what ingredients restaurant chains are using in their food. 

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

4 minutes ago, JimandChristy said:

Donnie is the one who is obsessed. Whines about Hillary, whines above Comey, whines about Sessions, whines about Rosenstein, whines about the media, whines about the sky being blue, whines about the grass being green.

once again you were given an opportunity to post something relevant and you failed. 

[Steeleballz 7,550]

10 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

I tried to draw it back on track.... maybe I was too subtle.

 

  You did your best. It's an uphill battle sometimes.

[JimandChristy 1,689]

2 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

once again you were given an opportunity to post something relevant and you failed. 

It is very relevant, I just pointing out how much of a big baby our President is.

 

Anyway since that is settled about the calorie counts on menus, I think it's a great idea because when I go out I now look at these numbers to make a choice because it can be surprising how many calories are in a meal.

Edited May 8, 2018 by JimandChristy

[Steeleballz 7,550]

 

   I do think it's all the added ingredients that are the problem with all of these places, as NB said the amounts of sugar added, and salt as Yuna said. So many other things too, and I think the best thing people can do is understand what all of these ingredients are, and realize that some of them are specifically in their because of their addictive qualities. Almost everyone that sells food want's us to eat a lot of food.  It's good for business, but no so good for people.

 

   There's a reason you can eat 1200 calories at a fast food place and still feel hungry again in a few hours. Humans didn't evolve to eat MSG, sodium nitrite, yellow #5, and partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. There's a reason we don't feel good when we do eat that stuff. As far as the obesity epidemic goes, it's a bigger reason IMO than the overall number of calories. Human beings evolved to eat big meals. Then they got full and they stopped eating. Nowadays, we never stop. We need to have a snack to tide us over from breakfast until lunch. The added ingredients in many of the foods we eat are the reason for that. 

[Boiler 45,519]

Triple down.

[JimandChristy 1,689]

3 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

   I do think it's all the added ingredients that are the problem with all of these places, as NB said the amounts of sugar added, and salt as Yuna said. So many other things too, and I think the best thing people can do is understand what all of these ingredients are, and realize that some of them are specifically in their because of their addictive qualities. Almost everyone that sells food want's us to eat a lot of food.  It's good for business, but no so good for people.

 

   There's a reason you can eat 1200 calories at a fast food place and still feel hungry again in a few hours. Humans didn't evolve to eat MSG, sodium nitrite, yellow #5, and partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. There's a reason we don't feel good when we do eat that stuff. As far as the obesity epidemic goes, it's a bigger reason IMO than the overall number of calories. Human beings evolved to eat big meals. Then they got full and they stopped eating. Nowadays, we never stop. We need to have a snack to tide us over from breakfast until lunch. The added ingredients in many of the foods we eat are the reason for that. 

 

I was listening to NPR on the way home from work one day and they said that 75% of the youth (17 to 24 years old) in this country are ineligible for Military Service because of their weight. That's shocking.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

Just now, JimandChristy said:

 

I was listening to NPR on the way home from work one day and they said that 75% of the youth (17 to 24 years old) in this country are ineligible for Military Service because of their weight. That's shocking.

 

  It is, but it's not surprising. Look at the added sugar in cereal, then milk, then yogurt, then orange juice. That's just breakfast. For many people, the most important meal of the day has more sugar than desert. 

 

  If someone told you they ate desert for breakfast every day, you might make the assumption that they would be over weight. Unfortunately many people do eat desert for breakfast. They just don't realize it.

[Dashinka 24,502]

42 minutes ago, Póg mo said:

I don't see much point in this myself, and doubt many people will change their dining choices because of  it. Personally I would prefer more information about what ingredients restaurant chains are using in their food. 

When I found out how many calories were in a doughnut 20 years ago, I stopped eating them.

[TBoneTX 45,292]

5 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

many people do eat desert for breakfast. They just don't realize it.

Then, with their weight-gain, they're getting their just deserts.