Do We Really Need To Know How Many Calories Are In A Big Whopper?

The state’s Public Health Council is expected to vote on Wednesday on regulations making fast-food chains list the calorie counts of their food on their menus or menu boards.

The regulations are expected to be more comprehensive than those in California, which in September became the first U.S. state with menu labeling rules for fast-food restaurant chains such as McDonald’s Corp and Yum Brands’ KFC.”

Reuters

When I go to a fast food joint and order a Colossal Burger, a super-sized order of fries and a milk shake, counting calories is the last thing on my mind. You don’t have to be a nutritionist or a rocket scientist to know that an order of burger and fries is going to be loaded with calories.

If the calories are listed on the wrapper of a burger or on the paper placemat it’s not going to do any good — they are going to be covered with grease and will be illegible.

If the calories are listed on the menu board nobody will pay any attention, in these hard economic times the only thing people will be taking note of is the price of the items.

What’s next. Will the prostitutes in the legal brothels in Nevada be required to hand their customers a list of all the STD’s they’ve contracted over the years?

Enough is Enough! The government isn’t my nanny, and Uncle Sam should let me enjoy my Colossal Burger in peace without worrying how many calories I’m consuming.