Think your diet would benefit from food at a "healthy
restaurant"? A new study shows how we can get fooled into eating
many more calories by so-called "healthy" menu items. Some
sandwich shops such as Subway run commercials claiming to be a
healthy alternative to McDonald's or Burger King. New research
finds that labeling foods as "healthy" can cause people to make
unfortunate other meal choices. When a sandwich came from a
restaurant that claimed it was "healthy," consumers guessed it
contained 35 percent fewer calories than sandwiches from other
restaurants. In certain cases, the "healthy" main course had 50
percent more calories than the unhealthy one, just as some
Subway sandwiches pack more calories than a Big Mac. Researchers
found that with so-called "healthy" main courses, people often
chose sugared beverages, starchy side dishes and desserts to go
with it --- adding a whopping 131 percent more calories to the
meal. Experts say that people can reduce their chances of
falling into the "healthy food" tr