Ever heard of a Nutricate Receipt? Check it out.

Now this is what I call eye opening. What I love about this receipt is that it tells me how many calories my order has based on the way I choose to customize it. In addition, it tells me what percentage of my daily caloric intake has been fulfilled, which in turn will definitely make me think twice about what I eat for the rest of the day.

Overall, I think this is a great idea. As you can tell, an 888 calorie lunch is a little over the top, but this restaurant was not afraid to put it out there. Instead of waiting for legislation to make QSRs advertise calories and other not so glamorous nutritional information on their best selling menu items, why not just tell the consumer up front what they're getting. Could this be one proactive solution to this problem of impending doom? I think so. By spelling it out for consumers, QSRs put the ball back in the consumers' court and in the process empower them to make decisions they can live with. I believe consumers will respect this decision and thank them for giving this gift of power.