Nutrition in the News: Restaurant Menus and Calories
Look for calories to be printed on menus by May 5, 2017. Good thing as this past week we ate at Olive Garden and wanted a lighter meal. We asked the waiter if they had a light menu with calories noted. He didn’t know. We asked if the calories were posted on the menu and he said no, but he could go to the kitchen and look up the calories. Luckily, we noticed the Olive Garden menu has Tastes of the Mediterranean with menu items under 600 calories. Looking for calories on restaurant menus will become a lot easier on May 5, 2017 when restaurants that have over 20 locations will be required to post calories on their menus. What establishments will be posting calories? Restaurants with more than 20 locations nationwide Convenience stores must show calories of prepared food items such as muffins and donuts Movie theaters – ever wonder how many calories in the tub of popcorn? It will now be posted. Supermarkets – will po...