McDonalds to Post Calorie Counts

A McDouble is 99 cents—some would just like to leave it at that. McDonalds announced on Wednesday that it will be posting calorie information on its giant menu boards both inside the restaurant and at the drive-through window in the U.S. chains as early as next week. The fast-food chain will test healthier items such as egg-white breakfast sandwiches, with McDonalds president Jan Fields saying “calories are part of the story.” Nutritionists applauded the move, with many hoping it would signal a change in policy for other fast-food chains in an effort to quell the obesity epidemic. McDonalds also recently started a “Favorites Under 400 Calories” menu last month, and sales at McDonald’s U.S. locations up three percent last month.