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More on nutrition and restaurants
Somehow this article, about nutritional (mis)information at popular chains, slipped by me last week. It takes restaurants to task for menuing certain dishes as healthful when, in fact, they contained ...
Whoops! That's certainly not good publicity in slack times like these. Most chains need all the customers they can get. The appearance of being less than truthful about caloric information, etc., only feeds suspicions that restaurant corporations will say anything to stimulate business. No doubt some will.
Still, I think Scripps' findings point to another kind of culprit, one that many restaurant chains acknowledge: the hobgoblin of imprecise measurement. It happens in every kitchen from time to time, as cooks either experiment with recipes or add more (or less) to a dish than recipes call for -- for whatever reason. Let's leave aside the issue of whether vendors' ingredient measurements are, in fact, always accurate.
A spokesman for Brinker International, whose Romano's Macaroni Grill misstated the amount of fat and calories in its "skinny chicken" dish, all but acknowledged this:
It may turn out that "portion size variances," as many chains have long argued, is the best defense against nutritional labeling mandates. The downside, I suppose, is that some restaurants may have to stop pretending they can whip up dishes for calorie-conscious patrons.
More on nutrition and restaurants
May 28, 2008
Somehow this article, about nutritional (mis)information at popular chains, slipped by me last week. It takes restaurants to task for menuing certain dishes as healthful when, in fact, they contained ...| ... as much as twice the calories and eight times the grams of fat than the restaurants claimed in their published nutrition information, a Scripps Television Station investigation revealed. |
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| Who's calling me skinny? |
A spokesman for Brinker International, whose Romano's Macaroni Grill misstated the amount of fat and calories in its "skinny chicken" dish, all but acknowledged this:
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"On occasion, in restaurant preparation, portion size variances and guest customization of menu items can impact nutritional content. ... To the extent that any of the items were not prepared to our exacting standards, we apologize to our valued guests." |
Posted by David Farkas on May 28, 2008 | Comments (0)
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