Due to recent legislation, chain restaurants across the United States are required to list calorie information on their menus. The hope is that this change will lead people to substitute higher calorie foods to lower ones.
The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act of 2010 requires all chain restaurants to post the number of calories in each standard menu item. Some restaurants already do this voluntarily on their menu or have the nutrition facts available for menu items on their websites for easy accessibility.
There is a debate whether or not this change will cause consumers to take in less calories. More and more people are eating out for a majority of their meals because of convenience and time restraints. Since this is the case, we want everyone to make educated decisions when eating out. By listing caloric values for your favorite menu items, it may cause you to second guess your decision if you know how many calories really are in that item and the impact it may have on your weight loss efforts.
Do you feel this will change the way you order food at chain restaurants or not? Give me your input.
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