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DeathByForce
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Actually guys, providing nutritional info for a place that doesn't really focus on portion control is difficult. Although, cooking from scratch
doesn't really come into play in that aspect as long as it's corporate. Corporate = portion control. They're assuming you know nothing about the act
of restaurants and cooking in them.
Although, going to a mom and pop place and asking for nutritional information is just rude. If you really want to worry about this stuff, maybe you
shouldn't be eating out?
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BDx13
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monty, good for you for writing the letter. interesting response, too.
while agree those do sound like excuses, i can see her point. starbucks can throw a sticker that includes calories and fat content next to the price
of every item in every store because they supply every store the same stuff.
clearly, there is a significant variance in what roadhouse restaurants serve, so i would imagine part of their problem is liability. if they tell you
a porterhouse has 1000 calories and fucking 20/20 does an investigative report that shows it has 2000, they're on the hook.
and i think your last sentence is right on - they're afraid.
i stop in the starbucks once a week when i'm on my way home from manhattan. used to be i'd grab a coffee and something (a cookie, a muffin, whatever)
for the ride home. once they started labeling everything..that shit came to a QUICK stop!
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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Not to discount anything Monty said, but this whole obesity "crisis" isn't the fault of restaurants or big business. I don't eat very healthy, but
that's because a lot of my favorite foods are fatty and bad for you. I didn't suddenly discover this when McDonald's started giving out nutritional
info, I knew it all along. I'm a fat guy, but I still eat some of that crap because it tastes good and I enjoy it. I enjoy food. I'm not going to
blame restaurants for not telling me that certain items are high in fat, carbs, sugars, etc. I know that before I ever walk through the doors, but I
still walk in.
I don't mean to make light of obesity, but people crying foul over fat content in food is ridiculous to me. Nobody can tell me they thought eating at
KFC or Burger King was healthy and expect me to believe them. It;s the same with people suing tobacco companies. We've known for several decades
that smoking is bad for us, but we chose to do it anyway. It's hypocritical to turn around later and sue because we got cancer because the warnings
on the pack weren't big enough. Everybody knows smoking is bad for you, but many choose to smoke all the same. It's the same with food. Some people
do have glandular disorders that cause extreme weight gain, but most of us that are overweight are so because we don't eat right, we don't exercise
enough (or at all) and generally lead unhealthy lives. We have nobody to blame but ourselves.
Personally, if I'm looking for a healthy meal, I make it at home. Most restaurants that claim to be "healthy alternatives" really aren't.
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XnMeX
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Th point is, I like to eat out. With healthy options. Untill Texas Roadhouse labels their items, I will not go there. I am not using it as an
excuse to be fat like alot of people... In fact, my argument is the exact opposite... Even when you TRY and eat well while eating out, it is
imposible at most resturants.
I don't think mom and pop's should have to do it but chain resturants, yes. They know where they are getting the shit from each day. It's not lie it
is from one distrobuter one day and another the next.
Right now, I eat out at Uno's, Fridays, Wedny's, and that is about it. There are VERY few others that I COULD go to, knowing what they have. I have
to watch my fat / sugar intake not only for health reason, but with my surgery if I eat too much fat / sugar, I will puke, shit myself, stomach
turning, need to lay down almost instantly, etc. THANKFULLY this has only happened once (felt like puking, need to lay down for an hour) and that was
the day I came home from the hospital from eating (or should I say drinking) exactly what they told me to).
People wuldn't expect to get somthing healthy at Wendy's per say but a plain baked potatoe and a chili filled me up before surgery and that has 5
grams of fat (alot of starch, but I just eat about 1/2 a chili now and I am full 
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The navy is pretty bad about food when it comes to nutrition. We had a coke fountain machine in bootcamp and they served cookies and cake at every
meal. My ship has burgers every wensday and put out a nutritional info card that states it has 12 grams of fat and is heart healthy, but on the
actual label on the manufacturers box it lists 45 grams of saturated fat....75% of your daily intake in one barely 1/4 pound patty! Its a cultural
thing in this country, convenience rules the diet.
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DeathByForce
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How is it down in the states?? Are their vegan eateries amass? I know there a lot of places like that in Toronto and a handful of them in Edmonton.
They tend to have healthier eats, as well as substitutes for people who are on low-carb diets. Even some of the chains offer things like that.
Maybe Canada has taken a stronger stance on healthy eating?
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Jason the Magnificent
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I'm going to make a guess that anyplace called Texas Roadhouse is not going to be any better for you with or without nutritional info. That just
sounds like the sign says "Home of the artery hammers"
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XnMeX
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Jason the Magnificent
I'm going to make a guess that anyplace called Texas Roadhouse is not going to be any better for you with or without nutritional info. That just
sounds like the sign says "Home of the artery hammers" |
I know, but I was specifically asking about their small cup of chilli as chilli can rang from healthy, to the most unhealthy thing EVERY. So, if it
was semi-fatty but not TOO bad (make me shit my pants), I could get it as a treat once a year if I wanted to. But if I don't know what the content
is, then I am not going to eat it at all.
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I'm a bit psycho when it comes to food and nutrition. It has become a hobby about 5 years ago and is a real passion. I plan out 90% of my meals days
in advance. I did this because I wanted to set a good example for my family, get healthy and lose weight.
A lot of this, I beleive, comes down to priorities. Do you want something quick, cheap and easy (that's what she said)? Then eat out but please
don't gripe about being overweight when this is a typical thing for you. I'm also not saying anyone is griping here.
There is plenty of informaiton out there to educate yourself on what to do and what not to do. Our society has tuaght us that easy is better. Get it
quick and make it easy. This has lead to a lot of health issues.
I know I sound like a broken record but if anyone wants some help with heathy ideas or things to do, I'm only an e-mail away. Also a great free site
is www.calorie-count.com.
Just be disciplined. You can do it.
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Jason the Magnificent
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As far as easy being better, thats entirely do-able. My wife is a vegetarian so we never really eat the same meals and I'm lazy as hell....you can
still get the "healthy" frozen meals, lean cuise, eating right etc etc for cheap as hell (4/5-$10).
I practically live off those things and since they're ALWAYS on sale, wether it be one brand or the other, my main 3 meal costs of the day average
about $6-8 total.
While obviously fresh foods are much better for you in the overall picture, it still is WAY possible to be a lazy ass and lose weight while spending
less thatn $60 a week in groceries.
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The Artery Hammers would be a great band name.
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BDx13
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artery hammers is fuckin funny.
but monty, also check out applebee's, which has an official weight watchers menu, or tgi friday's which has the 'right portion' section of their menu.
not exactly what you're looking for, but helpful all the same.
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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XnMeX
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BD
artery hammers is fuckin funny.
but monty, also check out applebee's, which has an official weight watchers menu, or tgi friday's which has the 'right portion' section of their menu.
not exactly what you're looking for, but helpful all the same. |
Deffinetly. I have bookmarked the 10 healthiest chain resturants list. I have fridays on my list of favorite places to go. I order their Zen Chicken
Potstickers which has 10g's of fat in the whole thing and that makes 2 meals for me. Applebees, I have checked out their site and that is an option
as well. I plan on making a binder of restuants nutritional facts to keep in my car since most places that do have nutritional facts will tell you to
chekc the website for full deatails. Uno's is my favorite since they have a kiosk where you can check everything out by catagory right in the
resturant.
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Once they start to realize this will attract business, they'll be all over it. And although I pay absolutely no attention to what I put into my body,
I don't think its unreasonable to want to know.
Well, its this place where nobody works, and the pigs don\'t give you any shit. Everyone smokes weed and gets drunk all day. Its a place where
cunts like me and you can truly take it easy and relax. Know what I mean?
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anyone dig morning star burgers?
i love them fuckin things
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