Calories count - even if you don't

December 2007 I blog'd about how accurate, or not, restaurants reported on the calorie counts for their food. It was pretty inaccurate then and it's still way off. The Wall Street Journal had a piece on the same topic today.

You might be able to forgive Applebee's for their Italian Lime and portobello sandwich which is posted at 360 calories but tested at 395 calories but how far are you willing to go in forgiving Taco Bell for posting their fresco bean burrito at 330 calories when it came out tested at 449 calories. It is just too far off to believe that it's a one off mistake.

Take a look at this list to get an idea of just how far under are the posting for many of the restaurant chains.