{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"cookiem","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/cookiem\/","title":"Calorie Counting and Ingredients - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xV5uarCD1m\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/calorie-counting-and-ingredients\/\">Calorie Counting and Ingredients<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/calorie-counting-and-ingredients\/embed\/#?secret=xV5uarCD1m\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Calorie Counting and Ingredients&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"xV5uarCD1m\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Isn&#8217;t it wonderful to know how many calories are really in that dish served up at chain restaurant x in NYC?\u00a0 Yes, it&#8217;s great for people to think about how many calories they&#8217;re eating.\u00a0 However, I would love to see this go one step further.\u00a0 Obviously, for these &#8220;chain&#8221; restaurants in NYC to include calorie contents for their menu items, they must first list and insert ingredient amounts into some calorie counting software program.\u00a0 Wouldn&#8217;t the next wonderful step be to require these establishments to also provide the list of ingredients in their menu items to be customer-accessible and located at the counter or on the table?\u00a0 Imagine that!\u00a0 Anyone could dine out veg*n style with far less effort than currently.\u00a0 This could help those who might wish to eat veg*n food but are embarassed to make a scene in front of their family, significant other, friends, boss or co-workers.\u00a0 Additionally, it would avoid those maladroit situations where the establishment&#8217;s staff isn&#8217;t really sure if an item is veg*n or not.\u00a0 Instead of waiting for the sheepish response that the staff will\u00a0check for you, the diner would likely already know himself or herself\u00a0by reading the ingredient list!\u00a0 I applaud NYC&#8217;s [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/cropped-HappyCowSQUARE-2016-512.jpg","thumbnail_width":512,"thumbnail_height":512}