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NYC Chain Restaurants Required to Display Calories, Starting Monday
I applauded New York City when it banned trans fat from restaurants and started using healthier oils. I was psyched that fast food chains were also being required to post calorie counts on their menus but annoyed that McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's decided that rule didn't apply to them. So it went through the courts, and too bad for them, they're going to have to listen.
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World Water Day: $1 for Water in NYC
Tomorrow is the U.N. World Water Day, which is in place to help spread awareness of a global health issue that not everyone has clean, safe drinking water available to them. A few hundred NYC eateries are getting on board to help spread the awareness too.
Get Fit For 2010: How I Learned to Love Running
Hurrah! We made it through another week of the Get Fit For 2010 giveaway. It's been great to read everyone's progress reports.
Staying Healthy in NYC With Whitney Port
Leaving Los Angeles for NYC is paying off for Whitney Port. Her fashion line — Whitney Eve — debuted under the tents at New York Fashion Week this year, and The City is returning for a third season.
Whitney recently shared with fans what her favorite NYC haunts are, and I wasn't surprised to find out that almost half of her picks reflected a healthy lifestyle.
Health Food Headlines
I love food. Not just eating it, but reading about it too. Here are three food-driven headlines that caught my eye.
The Dark Side of Posting Calorie Counts
Posting calorie counts has been nothing if not controversial. In NYC the restaurants complained, and now on college campuses students are questioning the practice. In attempts to fight the freshman 15, dining halls have begun posting calorie counts, but there have been some negative consequences.
Do You Think All Fast Food and Chain Restaurants Should Post Calorie Counts?
It began in NYC and made its way to the West Coast, then skipped over the Atlantic and hit the UK.
I am talking about posting calorie counts in fast food and chain restaurants, be it on a menu board at McDonald's or a printed menu from the likes of Macaroni Grill or TGI Friday's. Many restaurants are resistant to the laws and voluntary programs too.
NYC Trans Fat Ban in Full Effect Today
If you live in the Big Apple or plan to visit there in the near future, you'll be happy to know that the trans fat ban will be in full effect by today, July 1. Exactly a year ago, all restaurants were required to eliminate trans fat from their cooking oils, margarines, and shortenings. This second deadline states that all prepared foods from restaurants, bakeries, cafeterias, salad bars, and food carts must contain less than .5 grams of trans fat per serving.
NYC vs. Trans Fats, The Saga is Over
Did you know that the FDA estimates the average American eats 4.7 pounds of trans fats each year? Gross.
Well, not anymore if you live in NYC...
CA Evens the Playing Field
While I was mourning over an overturned law that would require NYC restaurants to post calorie counts on menu boards, I nearly missed some good news on the same matter in my neck of the woods.
Here are the details:
By a vote of 42 to 31, the California Assembly [on 9/11/2007] made California the first state in the nation to pass statewide legislation requiring fast-food outlets and chain restaurants to provide nutrition information at the point of purchase – a move favored by 84 percent of Californians in a statewide poll last April. Commonly known as the menu-labeling law, Senate Bill 120 (Padilla/Migden) is seen as landmark legislation to help Californians make healthier choices.
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