Several restaurant chains are now aiming at the wanna-be-svelte set by offering more nutritional information and leaner cuisines. Later this year Applebee’s plans to launch items developed jointly with Weight Watchers, and other chains are jockeying for the wallets of calorie counters too.


OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE

Fare:
Now offering smaller-size steaks
The Skinny:
Do the skimpier red-meat portions have diners consuming fewer overall calories? Not quite. There’s evidence that they’re simply eating more appetizers and desserts
 
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FROM THE SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2003

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