Whether we as consumers care or not, calorie counts will soon be available when ordering off the menu at chain restaurants, picking up prepared foods at supermarkets and even eating a tub of popcorn at the movie theater. Here's the ruling.

According to NBC Chicago, The Food and Drug Administration announced long-delayed calorie labeling rules Tuesday, requiring establishments that sell prepared foods and have 20 or more locations to post the calorie content of food "clearly and conspicuously" on their menus, menu boards and displays. Companies will have until November 2015 to comply.

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The regulations will also apply to convenience stores, bakeries, coffee shops, pizza delivery, amusement parks and vending machines, you name it.

The idea is that people may pass on that bacon double cheeseburger if they know it has hundreds of calories — and, in turn, restaurants may make their foods healthier to keep calorie counts down. Beverages are included in the rules, and alcohol will be labeled if drinks are listed on the menu.

Could make eating out fun, fulfilling and educational. Question now is, will we as Americans really change our eating habits. It's too hard to turn down those French Fries.

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