Brochures... Fast Food's Answer to Obesity!

Fast food chains say brochures are the best way to give you calorie information. You have to see what happens when people actually try and use these brochures in a fast food line. Hilarious!

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• Menu
• Labeling
• Fast
• Food
• Chains
• Calorie
• Information
• Obesity
• SB
• 1420
• Consumer
• Kids
• Meals
• Health
• Boards
• Junk

[skfaaborg]

What a ruse by the restaurant industry! Do they really think people are going to look up the calorie content of their order in one of those silly brochures? No way! Like the lady in the video said, calorie information needs to be on the menu board where consumers can actually see it so they can make an informed decision about what they're eating.

[sundance79a]

I think you are missing the point. By not making it easy for people to see or find the calorie counts on what they are buying, they can not make an informed decision. The fast food giants say - "Oh-just look at our brochures for the info." This video shows just how hard that is to do.

[NejiKusa]

Everyone knows fast food isn't healthy and they go anyway. It's your own fault.

[orgamikrikit]

Ive seen a lot of these brochures...they break them down by categories. Really now, how much easier can they make it? If its on the menu, and you wnat to know its nutritional content, then put on the thinking cap and look the fucking thing up. ITS NOT HARD\!!!!! Jeez, this country is turing into a bunch of whining fucktaps that gotta have everything handed to them!!!!!!

[mbshus]

This is absolutely insane! When people get fast food, it is usually when they are in a hurry... and they're stopping to read a poster-sized sheet when there are only 4 item menus at McDonald's that don't include sugar. These people should have simply left when they saw what was contained!

I'm curious to as if any actually left when realizing what they were doing!

[llk517]

the best solution is to not eat there

[splashy9]

I've tried to look at those brochures, and they are a real pain in the butt to find things and look across the long list of things they have.

Better to have it right there on the menu. In fact, they could put things up there according to the calorie count, with the highest on the top left and going down to the lowest. That way it would be easy to pick something that worked with your diet if you are on one.

[Pigatti]

Great news! California just passed into law SB 1420 which mandates menu labeling. Forget the crazy, complicated and obtuse brochures, in California we'll now be able to simply look up at the menu board. That's where the information belongs. Bravo!

[incncvbl]

The brochures may be fine, but they are not being read. The people who don't care probably do care on some level but are in purposeful denial. If faced with the information many people will make an alternate, informed decision. If you are in favor of people being informed, why are you opposed to making it easier to be informed? It's not insulting. It's realistic and practical. Our health care system is collapsing under the weight of obesity and people are suffering needlessly.

[epjjham]

It's nearly impossible to find a brochure at a fast food restaurant much less read it quickly.

[Caroline4876]

Right on! I tried this once and spent 10 minutes waiting for the staff to even find a brochure. For heaven's sake, just post it right up there on the menu board! Good work!

[iadonato]

I prefer to look up the nutrition information on a restaurant's website, but I've used those brochures. They're not that hard to figure out. Keep your glasses handy people!