Breaking: Drinks have calories, too!

Transfat, calories, sugar, and everything else in the world is bad for you. This has been established. Until today, we have known only of fast food restaurants as the harbingers of a delicious but fattening demise.

The NY State Health Department is requiring chain resturants with more than 15 locations to list the calorie contents of sundry libations. Oh nose! What will we do?

Thankfully, Big Grub will protect us from our own ignorance:

The New York State Restaurant Association has filed suit against the Health Department.

"We believe this regulation is unconstitutional, will confuse consumers, and will not achieve its intended purpose," said Amy Freshwater, a spokeswoman for Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, the parent company of T.G.I. Friday's.

To be honest, the scientific manner in which these nutrition facts are displayed can be a little daunting. What's a calorie? And why are there approx. 500 in a Chocolate Martini? This type of jargon can be impenetrable to the average eater's eye.

Source: NY Post