Study: Calorie counts off at chains, frozen meals

This still doesn't go far enough, Carbohydrates need to be listed to help those with Dietetics plan their meals and insulin intake.

Maybe its because of that ammonia in the beef!

http://pameladrew.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/31/3699158-processor-injecting-beef-with-ammonia-to-kill-e-coli

Exactly. No 2 servings of anything will be prepared in exactly the same manner. The only reasonably accurate way to get a calorie count for any restaurant item would be to average the results of hundreds or thousands of individual preparations, calculate the standard deviation, and decide whether you want to post numbers on the high side or post the true average.

Yea, but doesn't it surprise you that the calorie count was off in FROZEN Entrees? After all, these are produced using precision robotics and automation. They really should be identical every time.

Frozen entrees are packaged by weight, so the key factor there would be whether food of the same weight could have varying caloric values. Could the number of calories in 3 ounces of creamed corn differ from one package to another? Could the number of calories in 3 ounces of mashed potatoes differ from one package to another? Could 6 ounces of pasta in one package have more calories than 6 ounces of pasta in another? These sorts of things should be investigated.

Checkmate....I can order 2 Big Macs from the same McDonald's and I bet the calorie count between the two is going to be different.

The calories are the very least of the concerns here. consuming that amalgam of extruded bits and creative food science is so very bad for your body and it feeds an agribusiness culture that benefits Wall Street at the expense of Main Street. Pass up the fast food and opt for food food, we all win

Reminds me of my days working at the Dairy Queen. There is a standard measurement for the size of a cone (If I remember right a large should be 11oz) when made correctly. Usually we would find that what the workers were handing out as a small cone was actually the size of a medium. The nutritional fact sheet was pretty much out the window on stuff like that.

That's probably because the people that are working there are not the most precise individuals and many of them percieve more as better. So you are going to have variances. Still I like having the calories listed because counting calories works for me even if it's approximate.

That and some of them were snorting the whip cream cans in the freezer.

lol, you are correct. It's ok to eat at these places every once in awhile. Unfortunatley, more people think 'once in awhile' means every single day.

Kinda like those cigarrette and alcohol warnings. Can give you cancer, destroy your livers, etc. Yet, how many people are still smoking? The answer is MORE. A few years ago, data revealed that more smokers in their 40's and older were quitting. Good. Now, here's the bad: the data also revealed that more people, from the age of 18 to the 30's, were taking up smoking. Obviously, the younger generation has not learned a damn thing.

I only rarely eat at fast food restaurants, but when I do the nutrirional information helps me decide what to order.

Lean cuisine is anything but lean. Maybe they are lower in calories and fat, but the sodium in that stuff is criminal.

Don't only people who have health issues (not just overweight) need to watch their sodium?

I couldn't agree more with all you've said. Home cooked meals are the safest bet, you can be accountable for the ingredients and actually know what you're eating. Eating out isn't bad, but people often times expect restaurants to cater to their dietary needs and I find that to be very unrealistic.