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Your Restaurant Choices: Making a Difference

Written by Detective Lara on March 4, 2011 - 4 Comments
Categories: Menu Labeling

I’ve talked a lot about how “dining by numbers,” and making healthier choices can be good for you.  Recently, I stumbled upon a quite lengthy article about menu labeling that made me think about implications of the movement that go further than any single person’s well being.
Sure, if you order a healthier menu item, you [...]

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Looking at the Menu: Notice anything extra?

Written by Detective Lara on February 1, 2011 - 5 Comments
Categories: Menu Labeling

If you’re lucky enough to live in an area that has begun to implement menu labeling, you have probably already noticed changes made on menus and menu boards at some of your favorite restaurants.  Here in San Francisco, I’ve been paying extra attention to menus at places like Starbucks, Noah’s Bagels, BJ’s, and a few [...]

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Healthy Restaurant Ordering: Supply & Demand

Written by Detective Lara on December 17, 2010 - 5 Comments
Categories: Just for Fun, Menu Labeling, Upclose & Personal

This happens to me all the time: I go into a restaurant with the intention of making a healthy choice and end up falling victim to a less healthy option because it just sounds so good.  I love restaurants that serve healthy options because they help me keep fit and stay within my caloric limits, [...]

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