# Nutrition when Eating Out

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutrition-when-eating-out/154920>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 13, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutrition-when-eating-out/154920 "2003-02-13T21:26:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Boobka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Boobka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boobka)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutrition-when-eating-out/154920/1 "2003-02-13T21:26:28Z")

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I thought it was a law for all U.S. restraunts to provide nutrtion facts about the food they server, is this true or not.

For example I can’t find anything about how many calories/fat is in a Starbuck’s latte or Hooter’s Wings.

Are there resources that provide this info or do you have to go to the restraunt and ask ?

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**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutrition-when-eating-out/154920/2 "2003-02-13T21:38:29Z")

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They should have some handout card available, or it can be posted somewhere.

Check the websites, as I always find the info there, almost on every company website…fast food and all.

I can’t get to Hooters from work…but use [google.com](http://google.com) to search for homepages.

Starbucks nutrion might be tough to get, but somebody other than them will have it plastered on the net somewhere.

Most fast food places and restaurants have it on the site under ‘nutritional information’  
OR:

[http://www.chowbaby.com/10\_2000/fastfood/fast\_food\_nutrition.asp](http://www.chowbaby.com/10_2000/fastfood/fast_food_nutrition.asp)

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**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutrition-when-eating-out/154920/3 "2003-02-13T21:40:10Z")

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example from first link:

Starbucks  
Latte, Whole Milk - Grande©

Serving Size: 16 oz.  
Calories: 275  
Total Fat: 14 grams  
Carbohydrates: 22 grams

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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutrition-when-eating-out/154920/4 "2003-02-13T21:51:57Z")

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Restaurants must back up any claims they make, but have to do so only on request. Restaurants selling packaged food (like McDonald’s) have to give more complete information, which is also available in the store. No restaurant is obligated to distribute this information to the general public.