Coalition For Responsible Nutrition Information: Even on April Fool’s Day, Playing Games With Your Health is No Joke
Even on April Fool’s Day, Playing Games With Your Health is No Joke
Washington, D.C. - On April Fool’s Day, as people around the country trick coworkers, friends and family members, the Coalition for Responsible Nutrition Information (CRNI) is urging all Americans to avoid playing games with their health by asking Congress to support the Labeling Education and Nutrition (LEAN) Act, which will require chain restaurants to disclose the detailed nutrition information needed to manage their dining needs.
America’s growing health and obesity problem is no joke. With 66.3 percent of Americans over the age of 20 overweight or obese, it is important for consumers to have access to detailed nutrition information, especially when dining out. To address this issue, last month Democratic and Republican Members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives introduced the Labeling Education and Nutrition (LEAN) Act, federal legislation that will require chain food service establishments with 20 or more locations nationwide to disclose in writing detailed nutrition information in the restaurant.
Consumers from around the country want access to more detailed nutrition information saying that, “it’s good for government to require restaurants to provide this information…the more information, the better,” said Lauren Cochran from California. And Nikki Allred, a nurse from Michigan added that “I’m in the health care field and have definitely been open to more ideas on healthy eating. I think if [nutrition information] is available when I go to a restaurant so I can know what I’m eating it would be helpful for me … and people who are diabetic have food restrictions and should be able to get that information.”
There is another initiative that requires restaurants to only disclose calories and select nutrition information. Consumers should not be fooled into thinking calories are enough information. The more nutrition information consumers have access to, the better decisions they will make for their individual dietary needs and their families.
The LEAN Act gives consumers, dining in chain food service establishments, access to the same detailed nutrition information that they now find on packaged foods in their grocery store, including fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, potassium, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, sugars, protein, as well as calories.
Chain restaurants are listening to the wishes of consumers and in fact, are willing to go even further than just to provide calories. This April Fool’s Day, don’t get tricked into seeing less nutritional information.
To see Americans across the country talk about menu labeling or to learn more about CRNI visit our website at www.nationalnutritionstand
America’s growing health and obesity problem is no joke. With 66.3 percent of Americans over the age of 20 overweight or obese, it is important for consumers to have access to detailed nutrition information, especially when dining out. To address this issue, last month Democratic and Republican Members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives introduced the Labeling Education and Nutrition (LEAN) Act, federal legislation that will require chain food service establishments with 20 or more locations nationwide to disclose in writing detailed nutrition information in the restaurant.
Consumers from around the country want access to more detailed nutrition information saying that, “it’s good for government to require restaurants to provide this information…the more information, the better,” said Lauren Cochran from California. And Nikki Allred, a nurse from Michigan added that “I’m in the health care field and have definitely been open to more ideas on healthy eating. I think if [nutrition information] is available when I go to a restaurant so I can know what I’m eating it would be helpful for me … and people who are diabetic have food restrictions and should be able to get that information.”
There is another initiative that requires restaurants to only disclose calories and select nutrition information. Consumers should not be fooled into thinking calories are enough information. The more nutrition information consumers have access to, the better decisions they will make for their individual dietary needs and their families.
The LEAN Act gives consumers, dining in chain food service establishments, access to the same detailed nutrition information that they now find on packaged foods in their grocery store, including fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, potassium, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, sugars, protein, as well as calories.
Chain restaurants are listening to the wishes of consumers and in fact, are willing to go even further than just to provide calories. This April Fool’s Day, don’t get tricked into seeing less nutritional information.
To see Americans across the country talk about menu labeling or to learn more about CRNI visit our website at www.nationalnutritionstand