With this weeks passing of the new health care bill new requirements for restaurants go in effect next year. Any chain restaurant consisting of 20 or more locations will be required to label the menu with calories for all regular menu items (limited time and daily specials will not be required to have this.)

While most people might not know that a large order of fries from Five Guys consists of over 1,400 calories, it is still a pound of french fries. If you didn't know this, here is a summary of what you need to know--IF YOU EAT A POUND OF FRENCH FRIES EVERYDAY AND YOU DON'T SWIM MORE THEN MICHAEL PHELPS YOU WILL PROBABLY GET FAT.

There are more unhealthy things in what we eat then just calories, they are only part of a nutritional plan. Most people who are grabbing fast food everyday are not concerned with the calories in the fries, they want it quick and they don't want to have to do it. And if they are really worried from seeing the calories from the fast food place, they will probably just open a can of something where the calorie label is on the other side.

Also, restaurants like Ruth's Chris would be required to label the menu with calories. If I'm going out to a finer dining restaurant eating USDA prime steak cuts it's a treat I don't care about how many calories I'm eating, nor do I want to know.

If you want people to learn to eat healthier in starts in the garden, ocean, field, and the kitchen. Provide more opportunities for people to do this while teaching the health aspects.