New York City chain restaurants have begun complying with a rule that requires them to post the calorie content of their menu items right on the menu.

No more looking at the menu and saying “I’ll take a large fry.” It will be more like “I’ll take a 700 calorie potato serving please”.

It seems like a good idea when you first think about it, but upon further thought I’m not so sure.

Right now it seems like a helpful way to make sure people know what they are eating. Most people don’t realize how many calories are in certain foods and perhaps if they knew, they wouldn’t eat those foods.

However that’s the problem right there. Why is the government trying to control what people eat? You think I don’t know that the grease in my burger is going straight into my digestive system?

I think this is like a wolf in sheep’s clothing. It’s a way to slowly start to control people. What happens when someone wants that 1,130 calorie Big Mac? Are we going to have employees or other customers scoffing at their choices while pointing out their waistlines?

Will it be publicly acceptable to say “maybe you should go with the chicken salad minus the dressing”

Or better yet, when will the protesters start camping out of fast food restaurants spewing hate to every person who walks in? I’m not being ridiculous, people already get too worked up over OTHER peoples food choices as it is; all they need now is an excuse to publicly display their control issues with others who feel the same way.

Let’s not forget about the small businesses who are being impacted. Not every business has the money required to find out exactly how many calories are in every item.

One small business owner told the AP that it will cost $10,000 to run the calorie tests.

But I guess it’s all in a day’s work. Because people eating fast food is contributing to this terrible crime of being overweight. I wonder when they’ll start imposing fines and jail sentences.

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