Conina said:
Yeah, a few weeks ago we were on vacation in London, and in our favorite pub, every item of the menu had information about the "kilo calories" (kcal): This should be mandatory for all restaurants! |
That's one thing yep, my wife has to avoid salt for a heart condition. Sodium and sugar content are important for medical conditions, as well as cholesterol.
I do know that some icecream in the supermarket like Ben & Jerries, have warning labels on them, extra high in saturated fats and sugars, next to it being on the nutrition info already.
We never go out to eat anymore, my wife is also sensitive to butter and restaurants douse everything in it. Not much fun when you're rushing to a toilet every time you go out for dinner. I'm now also used to a low sodium, low fat 'diet', pizza doesn't taste good anymore :/
Soft drinks are funny too. Like Dr Pepper, 42 grams of sugar / 375 ml. Mountain Dew 49 grams per 375ml, 49% of daily needs. One glass and you're over the daily needs lol. (They use 375ml on the 2L bottles here, 355ml (12oz) in cans)
That's what it says here in Canada btw, actually 50 grams (of free sugars) is all you need daily on a 2,000 calorie 'diet'.
Seems it's based on 100 grams daily in Canada.
In the US
310 grams sugar daily?!
