The Ontario government continues to ignore the health experts’ opinions on including sodium in the Making Healthier Choices Act . Instead, the government is proposing that only calories be posted for all standard menu items in chain restaurants. While checking out the calories on various options is important for consumers, , leaving the sodium out […]
Earlier in the week, I solicited your help via Why won’t KFC share nutrition info about their VEGGIES?! to get answers. Well, it worked! I want to thank everyone for their efforts. Here’s the info: • Vegetable Harvest Blend Small: 45 calories & 100 milligrams sodium • Vegetable Harvest Blend Medium: 110 calories & 250 […]
Dear Blog Readers, I am enlisting your help. A couple of weeks ago, a Facebook fan commented that KFC Canada had introduced mixed vegetables. She didn’t have a lot of faith in the nutritional value of the meal, even with the added vegetables. I’m all for fast food chains offering healthier options. What I don’t […]
In my previous post, I outlined some of the difficulties in determining what’s on your plate when you eat out. Posting nutrition information on menu boards at chain restaurants simply makes sense. Yet there are many staunch opponents. Not surprisingly most of these same eateries are not in favour of making these disclosures. One of […]
Have you ever been mistaken about making an enlightened choice at restaurant – maybe ordering a salad with more calories and fat than a burger, a veggie-filled stirfry which makes pizza look lean or a coffee drink containing a half day’s calories? Welcome to the world of eating out. Making informed decisions, in this day […]
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