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.


WENDY'S

Fare:
The first major burger chain to offer premium salads, it will put nutritional info on tray
liners and takeout bags
The Skinny:
A loaded Chicken BLT salad has 660 calories—90 more than a Big Bacon Classic
 
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FROM THE SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2003

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