Most of us like to indulge even just a little when we eat out, but new research suggests those tasty tidbits may pack a truckload of calories.

MSNBC reports that The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a research group that advocates good nutrition, highlighted menu items from popular chain restaurants that in some cases have as many calories in just one plateful as some people should eat in an entire day.

The examples included Ruby Tuesday’s Colossal Burger, which weighs in at around 1,940 calories and includes 141 grams of fat.

The research group wants companies to offer calorie counts and other nutrition data, so customers can better evaluate what they plan to eat. According to the Los Angeles Times, some legislators want to make providing menus a law.

What do you think? Would you want nutritional information on restaurant menus? Would you use it?

-- Amanda Barrett, amNY.com