Restaurant Rating Scorecard
You Be the Judge
-- By SparkPeople
It’s getting ugly out there. With “stacks,” “towers” and “explosions” of menu items, plates are coming out of the kitchen absolutely huge with food. It’s almost like a conspiracy against weight loss. The good news is that some restaurants are more fit-friendly than others. To find and compare healthier restaurants for future dining decisions, use this Restaurant Rating Scorecard. Keep ‘em and collect ‘em. Never leave home without ‘em.Restaurant Name: ______________________
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Healthy Feature
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Value | Score |
| Menu | ||
| Healthy options highlighted (items low in cholesterol, sodium, fat, or calories) |
+10 points |
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| Special vegetarian dishes | +3 | |
| Presence of “Red Flag” words (minus 1 point for each Red rice Flag from Menu Watch Word card) |
– 0 -?? | |
| Copy of menu available ahead of time | +2 | |
| Portions | ||
| Lunch portions available at dinnertime | +10 | |
| These lunch portions are still at lunch prices | +3 | |
| Server/kitchen willingly boxes up ½ of your meal before bringing it out | +2 | |
| Able to share a meal without extra plate charge | +2 | |
| Overall impression of portion sizes Scale of 0-10 (0 = gargantuan, 10 = tiny) |
+0-10 | |
Kitchen Flexibility |
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| Whole grain snacks available instead of refined flour (white) versions (rolls, bread, crackers, biscuits, tortillas) |
+5 | |
| Chef will make a fruit or veggie platter on request | +2 | |
| Chef will remove skin from the chicken | +2 | |
| Catered to special needs or preparation requests | +7 | |
| Restaurant Atmosphere | ||
| Restaurant has a mascot or cartoon character | -10 | |
| Overall impression of dedication to health Scale of 0-10 (0 = who cares?, 10 = fanatical) |
+0-10 | |
| FINAL SCORE: | ||
