Should restaurant menus tell you the calories?
It’s a new year and a great swathe of the nation is on a diet. In some US cities it’s a requirement that menus tell you how many calories are in their dishes (and other nutritional info) ― would you welcome that information being compulsory here or would you prefer not to know? Please choose the option CLOSEST to your opinion:
It’s a new year and a great swathe of the nation is on a diet. In some US cities it’s a requirement that menus tell you how many calories are in their dishes (and other nutritional info) ― would you welcome that information being compulsory here or would you prefer not to know?
Please choose the option CLOSEST to your opinion:
Results
| Yes – I want to know and listed by every dish |  |
1473 votes (35%) |
| Yes - but on a separate page so I can avoid it if I want | |
356 votes (8%) |
| Yes – but on a separate menu that I’d have to request | |
268 votes (6%) |
| No – eating out is a treat and fun, the last thing I want is to see calorie info | |
1382 votes (33%) |
| Not worth it – I don’t care one way or the other, but it seems a hassle | |
728 votes (17%) |
| Yes – I want to know and listed by every dish | |
3842 votes (49%) |
| Yes - but on a separate page so I can avoid it if I want | |
1166 votes (15%) |
| Yes – but on a separate menu that I’d have to request | |
411 votes (5%) |
| No – eating out is a treat and fun, the last thing I want is to see calorie info | |
1837 votes (24%) |
| Not worth it – I don’t care one way or the other, but it seems a hassle | |
553 votes (7%) |
12,016 votes received.
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