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Just how bad is a full meal?  \nMost Americans eat out at least once a week, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. So they might be dismayed to learn that 96 percent of the entrées from more than 200 chain restaurants contain more calories, fat, and sodium than should be consumed in one sitting. (This finding applies to any adult who eats three roughly nutritionally equivalent meals a day and hopes to stay within U.S. dietary guidelines for a daily 2,000-calorie diet.) Equally distressing? The fact that items consumed before and after entrées—such as specialty drinks, appetizers, sides, and desserts—substantially increase the counts. Using the average nutritional values calculated by RAND researchers for each item type, our fictional four-course meal illustrates just how easy it is to consume many times more nutrients than most of us need.  \nSOURCE: “What’s on the Menu? A Review of the Energy and Nutritional Content of US Chain Restaurant Menus,” Public Health Nutrition, published online, May 2012, Helen W. Wu, Roland Sturm.  \nHi, folks, I’m Joe, and I’ll be your server today! Can I start you off with something refreshing to drink, like our triple-berry-blast smoothie?  \nOur four-course meal overshoots the target for one adult meal  \nmany times over  \nCalories  \nTotal Fat  \nSodium  \nSaturated Fat  \n| Nutrition Facts |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | Our FourCourse Meal | Per-Meal Target | Our Meal\u003Cbr>as a % of Target |\n| Calories | 2,594 | 667 | 389% |\n| Total Fat | 125g | 26g | 481% |\n| Sat. | 50g | 7g | 714% |\n| Trans | 1g | — | — |\n| Sodium | 4,587mg | 767mg | 598% |\n| Total Carb. | 274g | 43g | 637% |\n| Protein | 93g | 15g–19g | 489%–620% |\n| NOTE: The per-meal target is based on U.S. dietary guidelines for a 2,000-calorie-per-day adult diet, divided by three (see U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 , 7th ed. , Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2010) . |  |  |  |\n\nWho saved room for dessert? Our apple cinnamon caramel pie with vanilla bean ice cream is out of this world!  \n| Average Specialty Nonalcoholic Beverage |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Calories | 418 |\n| Total Fat | 13g |\n| Sat. | 8g |\n| Trans | 0g |\n| Sodium | 209mg |\n| Total Carb. | 69g |\n| Protein | 8g |\n\nE X C E R P T E D F R O M R A N D R E v i E w / F A l l  \nViewing gallery  \nAverage Appetizer  \n\n| Calories | 813 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Total Fat | 48g |\n| Sat. | 16g |\n| Trans | 1g |\n| Sodium | 2,023mg |\n| Total Carb. | 60g |\n\nProtein  \n35g  \nAverage Entrée with One Side  \n\n| Calories | 934 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Total Fat | 45g |\n| Sat. | 16g |\n| Trans | 0g |\n| Sodium | 2,053mg |\n| Total Carb. | 86g |\n\nProtein  \n42g  \n2 0 1 2 w w w . R A N D . O R g w w w . R A N D . O R g  \nAverage Dessert  \n\n| Calories | 429 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Total Fat | 19g |\n| Sat. | 10g |\n| Trans | 0g |\n| Sodium | 302mg |\n| Total Carb. | 59g |\n\nProtein  \n8g  \nInfographic: E r in-El izabeth Johnson and Carol Earnest  \nE X C E R P T E D F R O M R A N D R E v i E w / F A l l 2 0 1 2","cbCaincjEPQXitce","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaincjEPQXitce","pdf",728719,"English","# Restaurant entrées exceed dietary targets\n## Prevalence of excess calories, fat, and sodium\n## How add-ons increase total nutrient intake\n## Fictional four-course menu with nutrition breakdown\n## Beverage, appetizer, entrée, and dessert examples","[{\"question\":\"How often do chain-restaurant entrées exceed dietary targets for calories, fat, and sodium?\",\"answer\":\"RAND reports that 96% of entrées from more than 200 chain restaurants contain more calories, fat, and sodium than should be consumed in one sitting.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the total nutrient intake rise when meals include drinks, appetizers, sides, and desserts?\",\"answer\":\"Items consumed before and after entrées—such as specialty drinks, appetizers, sides, and desserts—substantially increase the total counts of calories, fat, and sodium.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the fictional four-course meal demonstrate?\",\"answer\":\"It illustrates how easily diners can consume many times more nutrients than most people need by using average nutritional values for each item type and comparing them with per-meal targets.\"}]","RAND_IG102 | PDF"]