The Food Standards Agency wants eating establishments to display the calories on the menu for each meal they serve. They said on Radio today that if not taken up voluntarily - then they would have to consider legislation. The FSA has identified that men consume 25% of their calories outside the home, and women 20% ,and that eating out is becoming more frequent.
Calculating the number of calories for individual meals is quite complex. For privately owned restaurants, bistros and cafes this is a daunting task, and reduces their flexibility to offer seasonal produce. It would increase their costs significantly.
For the national chains who serve the same thing all year round, from a multitude of sites ( like McDonalds, Beefeaters etc) it's a simple matter done at head office and printed on the national menu. For the local Free House pub they would have to restrict their menu to the same meals - never taking advantage of opportune ingredients.
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