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New Yorkers altering eating habits

Two months after many New York chain restaurants began posting the number of calories in their food, customers are shying away from their calorie-laden favorites and opting for lighter fare.

"I go for the low-fat coffee cake instead of the regular cake, and it's a difference of like 150 calories," Robb Martinez, 38, of Williamsburg, said of his usual Starbucks order.

Another Starbucks...

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