i like the idea, but i don't believe it should be a requirement. it would definitely help me to eat healthier choices at a restaurant.

How ridiculous!

When one orders a double gut buster burger, one should understand that the item is not light eating.

I am of two minds about this, which is probably why I posted it. On the one hand, I think it's a great idea, and very helpful for people who are trying to watch their calorie intake. It's also a good idea because, as they point out in the article, there is often a huge difference between what a meal's normal calorie count would be if you made it at home, and what it is in a restaurant that is adding tons of fat and sugar to make it taste better. And people often don't realize the difference, and think they are eating fewer calories than they are.

On the other hand, I'm not sure it's right to post it prominently, since while I think people should be aware of what they're eating, I don't think they should be made to feel guilty about it. Ignorance is bliss, etc. Maybe restaurants should be forced to make the information available on request?

Also, I wonder which restaurants will be forced to comply, and which will be exempt - are they going to make the fine dining places weigh and measure the foie gras?

i think they should also have to post pictures of the animals that were slaughtered to make the food. and the pictures of said slaughter should be the picture you have to point to when ordering:

"Can I have the cow in severe pain with extra mozarella? Oh. that's too many calories. I'll just have the veal."

In all seriousness, though, I think people would like to believe they eat healthy by looking at calories, but ultimately I think the information will be ignored by a large percentage of people. Then again, if the info were more readily available, people might actually think about what they eat and how much.

I think the real problem is portion size at restaurants. Everytime I go out I fail to eat the enormous portions I'm served whether I'm at a diner or a nice restaurant. The only exception recently was that Greek place Mike & went to recently.

Do you mean by that last paragraph that the restaurant served normal-sized portions, or that the food was so good it compelled you to finish a giant-sized portion?

Also, Evan's promoting anti-food chain propaganda! How come no one ever complains about him?

personally i don't think it'll make a difference, but it's a good idea. sometimes i like to know how many calories i'm consuming in a meal.

evan--give it a rest. so you are a 'vegetarian.' you can't convert me!