I think if you've gone through the doors of your local McDonald's, you've already decided that you don't care how fattening it is. Isn't this just another example of the government wasting time instead of addressing really important issues (like poverty and world hunger)?
2007-10-25 08:47:39 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dining Out ➔ Fast Food
Agreed. Unneeded expense
2007-10-25 08:50:38 · answer #1 · answered by wizjp 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If there was a real demand for that to happen, and people were avoiding and establishment because the information is not available, then the business would post the information.
There is no real demand, and the information is posted in McDonald's (you may have to look for it, it is a black and white poster) anyway. When you have the nanny state wanting to force a business to post calorie counts, what you are really saying is you do not trust people to make choices that are important to them.
If you are worried about calories, you can find out the information quite easily. If you are just looking to get something to enjoy and not worry about calories and such, you should not have to deal with a cluttered menu board!
Calories are how we measure how good food tastes! Think about it. Chocolate cake has a lot of calories. It tastes very good. Celery (a member of the plywood family that exists only to get dip from the bowl to our mouths) does not taste nearly as good, and has very few calories! We do not need the government nagging us!!
2007-10-25 22:45:09 · answer #2 · answered by fire4511 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes & No- Sometimes I think people need reminded of what they are actually eating in terms of fat/calories/etc... it's not that we don't care how fattening it is, it's that we don't always think of the actual content of what we are eating & what effect it will have on our bodies. I eat there once in a blue moon but I know that if I actually saw how many calories & fat I was going to ingest I couldn't order anything. On the other hand- I due feel that it's a waste of government time & money. At some point we all have to accept responsibility for ourselves & learn to be conscience about what we put in our mouths.
2007-10-25 16:31:54 · answer #3 · answered by Lucylulu 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I agree.....You cannot legislate common sense....Anybody old enough to chew food at McDonalds knows that it may taste good, but is not good for you....and thus, the calories on the menu are a meaningless waste of time and resources.
2007-10-25 15:51:58 · answer #4 · answered by Greg M 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree. Makes no sense. You know when you walk in the place that you are fixing to order "thunder thighs" or "blubber butt". And I am not saying that for everybody, I am saying it for myself too. It's ludicris to think that putting the calories on a menu is going to help anything. People go to McDonald's because that's what they desire, not because it is a healty choice.
2007-10-25 16:23:14 · answer #5 · answered by Scooter_The_Squirrels_Wifey 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
NO, I absolutely do NOT believe that it will make any difference in what people order.....
I also don't believe that eating at a "fast food" place is what's causing America to become obese. Maybe eating at such places many times a week, but not by eating at these places occasionally.....We all need to become more active, to help our bodies maintain a high level of health.....
2007-10-25 15:55:17 · answer #6 · answered by graciouswolfe 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I think it is necessary. For one, people who have restricted diets, such as diabetics, need the nutritional information. I had gestational diabetes and there were many places I could not grab a quick bite because the nutritional info wasn't available. Second, Americans routinely underestimate the amount of fat and calories they consume. If the information is available on the side of the box, they can't say they didn't know.
2007-10-25 20:58:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
If you had even the slightest concern about how many calories you were taking in, you wouldn't be eating fast-food anyway. It's just a ploy to get fast-food chains to raise their prices, which they would have to do to cover the costs of calorie testing (not cheap!).
2007-10-25 15:56:25 · answer #8 · answered by Cheffy 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I disagree..
i work for Weight Watchers and I am telling you: people are so deep in denial that they don't know what a normal portion looks like or how much is too much fat/calories/etc.
Posting the calories next ot the menu/cash register is like a HUGE REALITY CHECK for people.
they need to see it until they can function normally again.
2007-10-25 21:57:03 · answer #9 · answered by Dawn V 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm not overweight, but I am diabetic, so knowing the carb count on something is important to me, health wise. Is McDonald's the best nutritional choice? No, but sometimes I just feel like it. This info is handy, to help people (and not just weight conscious ones) make informed choices.
2007-10-25 16:01:41 · answer #10 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋