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www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy

• CSPI

Center for Science in the Public Interest
Publisher of Nutrition Action Healthletter
Margo G. Wootan, D.Sc. Director, Nutrition Policy
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Available calories have increased
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Restaurant foods

• Appetizers Calories Sat Trans Fat (g)
• Buffalo Wings (12) w/ Dressing 1,010 22
• Stuffed Potato Skins (8) 1,120 40
• Cheese Fries (4 c) w/ Dressing 3,010 91
• Entrees
• French Toast w/ Syrup Margarine 910 13
• Schlotzskys Chicken Breast Sandwich,
• Light Flavorful (Large) 1,010 4
• Spaghetti with Meatballs (3½ c) 1,160 10
• Meals
• Grand Slam-Type Breakfast Platter 1,010 19
• Fried Seafood Platter 2,170 39
• BK Double Whopper w/ Cheese
• King Size Value Meal 2,180 48
• Sweets
• Cinnabon (1) 670 14

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Portion sizes
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Dietitians estimates of the calorie content of
popular restaurant foods

• food item average calorie actual calorie
  percent
• estimate content difference
• Whole milk (1 c) 155 150 3 over
• Lasagna (2 c) 695 960 28 under
• Grilled chicken Caesar salad 440 660 33
  under with dressing (4)
• Porterhouse steak dinner 1,240 1,860 33
  under
• Hamburger ( 10 oz.) and 865 1,550 44 under
  onion rings (11 rings)
• Tuna salad sandwich (11 oz.) 375 720 48
  under
• The dinner included a Porterhouse steak
  (untrimmed, 20 oz. before cooking) with a Caesar
  salad
• (2 cups), vegetable of the day (1 cup) and a
  baked potato with butter (1 tablespoon).

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Nutritional Quality of Restaurant Foods Vary
Widely

• Deli Sandwich Calories Sat Fat (g)
• Roast Beef with Mustard 460 4
• Tuna Salad 720 8
• Dinner House Side Dishes
• Vegetable of the Day 60 1
• Baked Potato w/ Sour Cream 310 2
• French Fries 590 12
• Starbucks
• Caffe Latte w/ Skim Milk, Grande 160 1
• Caffe Latte w/ Whole Milk, Grande 270 9
• Caffe Mocha w/ Whole Milk Whipped
• Cream, Grande 420 13
• Caffe Mocha w/ Whole Milk Whipped
• Cream, Venti 530 16

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• From Wallet to Waistline, June 2002

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Consumption of Away-from-Home Foods Has Doubled
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SANDWICHES
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2/3 of Americans support calorie labeling in
restaurants
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Anyones GuessThe Need for Nutrition Labeling
atFast-Food and Other ChainRestaurants
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Why Policy Why nutrition policy is
important Policy Options Policies and programs
to promote nutrition and physical activity Get
Involved What you can do Find Out More Why its
hard to eat well and be active in America
today The National Alliance for Nutrition and
Activity Learn more about how to eat well

• Eating well and being physically active takes
  more than just willpower. We need programs and
  policies that make healthy food more available,
  that disclose the calorie content of restaurant
  foods, and that teach people how to make healthy
  eating easier. There are existing nutrition
  policies and programs, like Nutrition Facts
  labels on packaged foods, nutrition standards for
  school lunches, and regulation of food additives.
  But more needs to be done to help people who want
  to eat well and prevent diet-related disease.

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Portion Control

• Food Industry
• Nutrition info at POP
• Value meals with healthier sides
• Value meals with small sides
• Consumers
• Order small
• Share
• Order healthier menu items
• Request changes to menu items

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