Tuesday, August 3, 2010

How many calories do you need?


Men’s Health is saying not enough people know how many calories they need to be putting into their bodies. While 70% of Americans are concerned about their weight, only about 12% can correctly estimate the amount of calories they need on a daily basis.

Click here to read the full article.

The Houston DINEs campaign wants you to be aware of the amount of calories you are consuming, especially when dining out. While most restaurants provide nutritional information online or somewhere in the restaurant, it is rarely available at the point of sale.

Do you ask for the nutritional content of the food while you are ordering? Do you look it up online either before or after you eat? Or are you like most of us and don’t really know how many calories you are eating?

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