Gone But Not Forgotten Food Items!

[betteratmk]

Does anyone rember what the calorie count was on the tollhouse ice cream sandwich?

 

[Master Yoda]

Does anyone rember what the calorie count was on the tollhouse ice cream sandwich?

500 http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition-calories/food/nestle-toll-house/chocolate-chip-ice-cream-sandwich

 

[slappy magoo]

Skydiving, bungee jumping, cliff diving.

What do they have in common with trans-fat, pseudoephedrine, tobacco, alcohol? Choice.

Right. And Disney is CHOOSING to not make or offer foods made with trans fats.

As far as certain cities making the use of trans fats in restaurants illegal...I kinda agree with you. People should be allowed to make choices on what they eat - though there should be strict guidelines to restaurants to make accurate nutritional information available; if a restaurant says they're not using trans fats in meal prep and they are, they're defrauding the public and should be accountable. But Disney also has the choice to not sell certain foods on their privately (stockowner) owned property. You can't demand WDW sell certain types of foods any more than you can, for example, demand McDonald's MUST serve caviar because it's what you want. All you can do is make your displeasure known, and then spend your tourism dollars at some other amusement park that gives you the food you want.

 

[Eeyore]

Noted. But, consider the following:

Skydiving, bungee jumping, cliff diving.

What do they have in common with trans-fat, pseudoephedrine, tobacco, alcohol? Choice.

Also, never said it was illegal, but actually, several states and cities around the US have banned restaurants from using trans-fat. I'm not a lawyer, but when you ban something, you might as well say it's illegal.

I see a big difference between trans-fat and sky diving etc. While those activities are highly risky they aren't guaranteed to harm you while trans-fat is. I'm all for choice as well but the food companies use chemical or modified ingredients like partially hydrogenated oils not because they make the products inherently better but because they are cheaper to use than natural ingredients. I would be willing to bet that the toll house cookie sandwich failed to return to the parks because making it without trans-fat would cut too far into Nestle's profit margin.

Also, a person isn't going to mistakenly bungee jump and the risks involved in that activity are readily apparent. Many people are not aware of the dangers of trans-fat or that it is in their food to begin with. Choice doesn't really play a part if people aren't educated about their options.

Tabacco and alcohol are a whole nother kettle of fish, one that I would rather not delve into so to speak. A bit too touchy. :lol: