The state's menu-labeling legislation is a good thing -- more information is always good, right? -- but a guy can look pretty geeky studying the small print at ye local fast food joint while others behind him in line are tapping their feet and clearing their throats in annoyance.
A new Web site, Good Food Near You, allows people to check out the healthiest choices before heading out to Burger King, Applebees, Subway, etc.
Want to know the healthiest selections at, say, Del Taco? (Yes, smarty pants, there are some less caloric items there besides the iced tea.)
Here's a list of Del Taco items from the Good Food site:
HEALTHIEST
Beef taco: 160 calories, 10 grams fat
Chicken Taco Del Carbon: 170 calories, 5 grams fat
LEAST HEALTHY
"The #7" (Macho combo burrito, large fries, macho drink): 1,850 calories, 765 grams fat
Macho Chicken Burrito: 930 calories, 33 grams fat
MOST DECEPTIVELY CALORIC
The Deluxe Chicken Salad, at 740 calories and 34 grams fat, is worse for you than a Double Del Cheeseburger (560 calories, 35 grams of fat).
