Now I remember why I hated P. F. Chang's faux Chinese food

Yes, it’s the sleazy attempt they make to ‘inform’ their unwitting customers of the ‘nutritional content’ of their meals, all the while slipping in an unconscionable amount of sodium along with the highly engineered in the food lab grease and sugar and refined empty carbs.

Ugh.

You might get fat from eating too much of these ‘edible food products’ but you’ll certainly be bloated beyond belief, and putting quite a strain on your cardio-vascular system.

Can you whisper “I’m having a heart attack”?

These are from the Men’s Health ‘Eat This, Not That’ site, this time about the 30 saltiest foods in America (you should browse through it. There are some real shockers!):

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12 Lies your menu is telling you

This is great. I love the job that ‘Eat This, Not That’ by Mens Health editor David Zinczenko. He’s really spot on in uncovering the clever marketing by restaurants - all designed to get into your wallet, and as a byproduct make a wasteland of your waistline (and arteries).

From the current Eat This, Not That:

The French term “faux ami” (literally, “false friend”) refers to a word that sounds like it should mean one thing, but doesn’t. And sometimes, reading a restaurant menu can feel a lot like deciphering a text in a foreign language that’s littered with these not-so-friendly “bons mots.” For example, using words like “crispy” (a euphemism for fat-soaked), “lightly breaded” (fat soaked, again) and “tempura” (…and again), restaurateurs try to make deep-fried food sound downright exotic.

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Insisting that restaurants offer healthier choices works

Public and media pressure on the big chains to offer less that is more … smaller portions of healthful food, is beginning to pay off.

It’s the only way they’re gonna get me back, I can guarantee them.

Thanks to “Eat this,not that” by David Zinczenko. You rock!

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