SUPER DOWNSIZING SMALL PORTIONS, LOW-CARBS PUTTING THE 'FAST' IN FAST FOOD.Byline: Brent Hopkins Staff Writer After years of cramming The unauthorized addition of services to your telephone bill such as an 800 number that you never ordered. The charges are usually noted on the bill, but are identified in a cryptic manner and/or are printed in a place that is easy to overlook. See slamming. its consumers with calories, the restaurant world has begun watching its weight. The stunning announcement Tuesday by McDonald's - that it would kill its Super Size fries and sodas as part of an overall shift to healthier fare - caught the attention of a lot of consumers. Though striking, it was hardly the first move toward a get-thin bandwagon. Carl's Jr. has seen success with its recently introduced low-carb hamburger, and nearly every fast food chain now offers salads alongside its greasier goods. Sit-down chains are pushing healthier - a somewhat subjective term - fare as well. Though immense portions remain the norm in many restaurants, even chains with a reputation for indulgence indulgence, in the Roman Catholic Church, the pardon of temporal punishment due for sin. It is to be distinguished from absolution and the forgiveness of guilt. The church grants indulgences out of the Treasury of Merit won for the church by Christ and the saints. - such as The Cheesecake Factory and Claim Jumper Noun 1. claim jumper - one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim supplanter, usurper - one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another - are rolling out smaller sizes and lower-calorie options. ``America is too fat - we're dying,'' said Phil Lempert, the Santa Monica-based food trends editor for NBC's ``Today.'' ``But people inherently want to eat healthy. No one says they want to clog their arteries and eat till they die.'' While the Olive Garden  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . chain once touted the Tour of Italy, a lasagna, chicken parmigiana par·mi·gia·na adj. Made or covered with Parmesan cheese: eggplant parmigiana. [Italian, feminine of parmigiano, of Parma, after Parma, Italy.] and fettucine Alfredo trio, it now pushes a Garden Fare menu containing four low-fat entrees. The Calabasas-based Cheesecake Factory's plates boast gargantuan gar·gan·tu·an adj. Of immense size, volume, or capacity; gigantic. See Synonyms at enormous. gargantuan Adjective huge or enormous [after Gargantua, a giant in Rabelais' amounts of food, but spokesman Howard Gordon noted that 70 percent of diners Diners can mean:
``Presentation is very important to us, and portion size is part of that,'' he said. ``If you can get three meals out of one entree, that's a good value.'' While restaurant experts hailed the end of McDonald's Super Size line, not all chains are likely to follow suit. While operators like Wendy's and Carl's Jr. have moved to add more nutritious menu options, neither will dispense with its large portions. And at Santa Monica-based Fatburger Corp., President and Chief Executive Officer Keith Warlick said his company wasn't changing anything. Though the chain serves turkey burgers and chicken sandwiches Noun 1. chicken sandwich - a sandwich made with a filling of sliced chicken sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them , and offers a low-carb option, it's not slimming its menu. ``People in California talk thin and eat fat,'' he said. ``Sure, we've got a salad: lettuce, tomatoes, onions and pickles Pickles may refer to
Brent Hopkins, (818) 713-3738 brent.hopkins(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Larger portions have been a mainstay at restaurants on many economic levels, but recent moves by some major chains could put diners on a diet. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer (2 -- color) 32 oz. soda 220 calories 0g fat (3 -- color) 7 oz. fries 610 calories 29g fat (4 -- color) Triple cheeseburger 940 calories 25 g fat (5 -- color) 1 lb. burrito 1,440 calories 71g fat |
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