Tag: Dining out health

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), federal law requires that chain restaurants with 20 or more locations provide calorie counts and other nutritional information. This has led many diners to question, are restaurants required to show nutrition details in all circumstances, or do smaller establishments have different rules?

In a revealing 1997 study, a single restaurant-prepared risotto was found to contain a staggering 1,280 calories, significantly more than nutritionists predicted. The exact number of calories in restaurant risotto varies dramatically depending on the specific ingredients, portion size, and preparation method.