Your Five Senses - Eating Healthy and Eating Out

We all know that eating healthy requires at least some conscious thought and planning. With so much going on in our lives, it can be hard to make healthy eating choices more often than not. It seems sometimes particularly challenging when eating out.

I have been reviewing a lot of menus lately, specifically those for casual dine restaurants like Applebee's or Ruby Tuesday's. Many of them feature a specific section on the menu that they call healthy or light fare or something similar. Applebee's for example features a Weight Watchers section.

The idea of trying to eat healthy when eating out paired with the review of various menu offerings has evoked my curiosity on a few levels:

1) How frequently do people specifically look to this "healthy" section of the menu when eating out? Does it need to be a dedicate section or can restaurants just add healthier options to the main menu and let customers make the educated decision? 

2) Do people on diets consciously choose one restaurant over another due to this dedicated section on the menu? For example, do people on Weight Watchers choose to eat at Applebee's more often because they have a specified Weight Watchers section on the menu?

I will admit, I look for healthy options on most any menu. I don't always choose them, but I do take the time to look. Additionally, I may look at the lighter fare section, but often do not order from it. Instead I like to look at the full menu and choose a reasonably healthy option.

What do you think? Does the dedicated healthy section on the menu deserve the space?