Restaurant / Fast Food Industry Keeping Americans Overweight?

More things resturants don't want you to know about their food. Looks like they are trying to keep America overweight and unhealthy.

· Outback Steakhouse doesn't want you to know that the only nutritional information it provides is for its Tangy Tomato Dressing. Hey, in case you were wondering, an order of Outback's Aussie Cheese Fries has 2,900 calories, and its Ayers Rock Strip has 60 grams of fat.

· Applebee's doesn't want you to know that many of its "low-fat" items have more than 500 calories. In fact, its low-fat chicken quesadillas have 742 calories and 90 grams of carbohydrates per order.

· IHOP doesn't want you to know that its Omelette Feast has 1,335 calories and 35 grams of saturated fat. Said IHOP's director of communications, "We do not maintain nutritional data on our menu items."

· Red Robin doesn't want you to know the nutritional impact of its gourmet burgers. "A gourmet burger starts by being an honest burger," Red Robin's Web site declares--but not, apparently, a burger that will come clean about its nutrition facts.

· Hooters doesn't want you to know anything about what's in its food. "Because of the millions of combinations available and our desire to frequently give you new menu options, it is impossible to provide accurate nutritional data," responded a PR representative.

· Arby's doesn't want you to know that the FDA has no definition of "all natural." Thus, chains like Arby's can say they serve "100 percent all-natural chicken," despite using artificial flavoring. Even worse, the "all-natural" smoothies at Arby's may contain high-fructose corn syrup.

· Fuddruckers doesn't want you to know the fat content of its 1-pound burgers. Fuddruckers said the nutritional information was available on the chain's Web site (it's not). The corporate office later responded that providing such information would be "very extensive and timely."

· Dunkin' Donuts doesn't want you to know that each of its medium-size fruit-and-yogurt smoothies packs at least 60 grams of sugar--more than four times the sugar in a chocolate-frosted cake doughnut. The fruit purees used in the smoothies are mixed with liberal doses of sugar and/or high-fructose corn syrup.

· Papa John's doesn't want you to know it has made little effort to introduce healthier options. A Papa John's representative admitted, "At this time, we have no additional regular menu items that are targeted toward eating lighter."

· Burger King doesn't want you to know that its French toast sticks share a deep fryer with the pork sausage, pork fritters, Chicken Tenders, chicken fries, Big Fish patties, hash browns, onion rings, and Cheesy Tots.

· Panera Bread doesn't want you to know that the synthetic food colorings in its pastries have been linked to irritability, restlessness, and sleep disturbance in children. The same ingredients appear in fast-food items such as mayonnaise, M&M Blizzards, and McDonald's shakes.

· T.G.I. Friday's – You can't find nutritional info. A Friday's PR rep said the data is available for only its "low-fat" dishes--those coming in under 500 calories and 10 grams of fat. All 3 of them.

Baskin-Robbins doesn't want you to know that the top four ingredients in its Blue Raspberry Fruit Blast are Sierra Mist soda, water, sugar, and corn syrup.

Source

Beyond Organic Healthy Food