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I swear I'm going to boycott resturants who don't provide COMPLETE nutritional information!! I understand that most people when they go out don't want to eat healthy. But when I have to join friends or family to dine out--I want at least one thing I can eat and NOT chew up ALL my points for the day!
And the excuse is always, "With so many locations and vendors we can't provide accurate information." Excuse me? The reason you are so popular is because people always know what to expect whether they are are in Dallas or Portsmouth! I doubt very much that the basic ingredient calorie count changes!!!
I've started with the resturants by my office that I often go to for business lunches, birthday's and to meet friends.
Bad List:
TGI Fridays (I'm sorry, "Low Fat choices" and there aren't many, being less than 500 calories and 10 grams of fat--or 11 points--just doesn't cut it--for one thing, who thinks "low-fat" includes 10 GRAMS OF FAT??)
Red Lobster (they only include the nutritional information for their "Light House Selections" and while they are better than Fridays, that's not great--makes me wonder what they are hiding! Not to mention that I found that Chili's has much better choices for WW NOT on the "Guiltless Grill"--something you can only see when you look at the nutritional information!)
Cheesecake Factory (their low-cal choices are a joke, and they don't provide information for anything else)
Razzoo's (nothing)
On the Border ("less than 800 calories 30% fat and 1 gram of fiber per 100 calories"--please that means you have to count 17 points--no matter which you choose!!)
Buffalo Wild Wings
Olive Garden
Good List:
Chili's
Pizza Hut
Subway
Papa Murphy's Pizza (and their "take-and-bake" pizza ROCKS)
--Applebee's (one caveat: they do have a section for WW, but they don't provide the nutritional information for anything at all!)
I'm going to lunch with friends at Friday's today, and I suppose I will have to use my "Assertiveness" tool (that was the meeting last night), and try to eat CORE so reduce the points.
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