Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'
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Calorie counter receipt

Have your cake and read it too.
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Fast food resteraunts would print on the reciept basic nutrition information: Calories, fat and sugar carbs. Modifications would also be listed.
No Mayo -50Cal,4gfat,3gcarb
Extra Pickels +10Cal,0gfat,2gcarb

<From my wife- on a diet>

Side Benefit: Might forstall the "I thought it was healthy and you made me fat" lawsuit.

SimpleTom, Jul 17 2005

nutrition receipt Nutrition_20Receipt
calories, and more [neilp, Jul 17 2005]

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       I like it, [SimpleTom] i can't help but think we've done this before though..
neilp, Jul 17 2005
  

       ah, yes, there it is (link). welcome to the HB though.
neilp, Jul 17 2005
  

       Why were both of these ideas restricted to restaurants? Why not, at the bottom of your supermarket receipt, have printed the total number of calories you've just bought?
Basepair, Jul 17 2005
  

       good idea [basepair] I hadn't noticed that.
neilp, Jul 17 2005
  
      
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