10 Facts Restaurants Don't Want You to Know
Going out to eat may be fun, but don't expect it to be healthful -- at least, not when restaurants are pulling tricks like these to make you eat (and spend!) more and more
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They fudge the numbers
Some restaurants list calorie counts and other nutritional information on their websites, or even right on their menus (in some cities, this is required by law).
But that doesn't mean that the numbers listed are necessarily the right numbers. "At Kentucky Fried Chicken, partially hydrogenated oil is listed on the menu ingredient list many times, but KFC claims some of their food -- such as chicken -- have zero grams of trans fat," Palinski says. "According to labeling standards set by the US Food and Drug Administration, a food can be labeled as containing zero grams of trans fats even if it has 0.5 grams of trans fats per serving." In other words: "Zero" doesn't always mean "zero."
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Wow! I had no idea about Applebees! Great article! Very informative!
by CCochran Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 06:43AM Report as inappropriate
I didn't know some of these! Makes me really happy I usually eat at home these days.
by tallredamanda Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 06:29AM Report as inappropriate
"they get you drunk" hahah next time im out im gonna remember all these!
by MandaaLinda11 Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 12:30PM Report as inappropriate
Those dessert trays get me every time...
by glamgirlseven Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 10:51PM Report as inappropriate
at a nice restaurant, dollar signs look tacky
by Minibear Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 04:51PM Report as inappropriate
that zero transfat issue is for all food junk food claiming 0 transfat. it has been reported on since i was in high school 2003! for fast food restaurant. I just don't understand why, the fda has made changes.
by Minibear Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 04:45PM Report as inappropriate
