Comments on: Calorie Count Rule Begins for Massachusetts Chain Restaurants in 2010 http://www.projectswole.com/healthy-lifestyle/calorie-count-rule-begins-for-massachusetts-chain-restaurants-in-2010/ A place where beginner, amateur, and experienced athletes can maximize their physical potential. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:26:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: calories in a cup of oatmeal http://www.projectswole.com/healthy-lifestyle/calorie-count-rule-begins-for-massachusetts-chain-restaurants-in-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-72557 calories in a cup of oatmeal Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:05:03 +0000 http://www.projectswole.com/?p=1968#comment-72557 <strong>calories in cooked oatmeal...</strong> [...]Calorie Count Rule Begins for Massachusetts Chain Restaurants in 2010 | Project Swole[...]... calories in cooked oatmeal…

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]]> By: MTGirl http://www.projectswole.com/healthy-lifestyle/calorie-count-rule-begins-for-massachusetts-chain-restaurants-in-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-3905 MTGirl Wed, 20 May 2009 17:44:47 +0000 http://www.projectswole.com/?p=1968#comment-3905 Back on topic about the above, I wonder how the law is enforced? Are there spot checks of portion sizes? Are restaurants required to receive advance approval if they switch brands of tomato paste? What happens if the supplier of egg substitute or non-dairy creamer changes their formulation without contacting their customers to inform them of the increase/decrease in calories? Who gets fined when Bob Burgerflipper accidentally gives the burgers an extra squish with the spatula? I agree that it is good to know just how many calories you are actually consuming, but I am always a fan of individual responsibility, not government mandated business responsibility. In theory, making restaurants provide this knowledge will help consumers to make healthier choices, right? I bet you $1 Million dollars (pinky finger at corner of mouth) that there is no significant change in the types of items sold at 95% of the restaurants in MA. If people want to eat fewer calories, then it's their own damn responsibility to do it. Business owners should not be required to hold their hand and strap a helmet on their head while they attempt it. Back on topic about the above, I wonder how the law is enforced? Are there spot checks of portion sizes? Are restaurants required to receive advance approval if they switch brands of tomato paste? What happens if the supplier of egg substitute or non-dairy creamer changes their formulation without contacting their customers to inform them of the increase/decrease in calories? Who gets fined when Bob Burgerflipper accidentally gives the burgers an extra squish with the spatula?

I agree that it is good to know just how many calories you are actually consuming, but I am always a fan of individual responsibility, not government mandated business responsibility.

In theory, making restaurants provide this knowledge will help consumers to make healthier choices, right?

I bet you $1 Million dollars (pinky finger at corner of mouth) that there is no significant change in the types of items sold at 95% of the restaurants in MA. If people want to eat fewer calories, then it’s their own damn responsibility to do it. Business owners should not be required to hold their hand and strap a helmet on their head while they attempt it.

]]> By: MTGirl http://www.projectswole.com/healthy-lifestyle/calorie-count-rule-begins-for-massachusetts-chain-restaurants-in-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-3904 MTGirl Wed, 20 May 2009 17:36:55 +0000 http://www.projectswole.com/?p=1968#comment-3904 I totally agree with Joy. There has been way too much "feature creep" with schools. Any topic gets relegated to "they should teach that at schools." NONONONOnonononononon NO! School teach Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and History. All that other stuff that people should know before they venture into the big bad world they are required to learn from their parents/family, their peers, their church (if they have one) or on their own! (And yes, I think this includes "Where babies come from 101") I totally agree with Joy. There has been way too much “feature creep” with schools. Any topic gets relegated to “they should teach that at schools.” NONONONOnonononononon NO! School teach Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and History. All that other stuff that people should know before they venture into the big bad world they are required to learn from their parents/family, their peers, their church (if they have one) or on their own! (And yes, I think this includes “Where babies come from 101″)

]]> By: Joy http://www.projectswole.com/healthy-lifestyle/calorie-count-rule-begins-for-massachusetts-chain-restaurants-in-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-3894 Joy Wed, 20 May 2009 03:36:15 +0000 http://www.projectswole.com/?p=1968#comment-3894 The kids education should start at home and followed up with in school cafeterias. Unfortunately those can be the 2 biggest culprits. The kids education should start at home and followed up with in school cafeterias. Unfortunately those can be the 2 biggest culprits.

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