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Sunday, July 1, 2018

Calories on the menu

Sunday, July 1, 2018 | 12:00 PM Posted by Northeastern Dining , , , , , , No comments
You may have noticed that restaurant menus have a new look. Along with price and description, you’ll now see calories listed on menus at restaurants, coffee shops, movie theaters and bakeries, among others. Why put calories on menus? Most of us eat about a third of our meals away from home. With that in mind, legislation was passed as part of the Affordable Care Act requiring calorie-posting on...