http://elainechristine.edublogs.org/2008/10/14/portion-distortion/ Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:01:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://elainechristine.edublogs.org/2008/10/14/portion-distortion/comment-page-1/#comment-17 lcecker Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:36:39 +0000 http://elainechristine.edublogs.org/?p=55#comment-17 Its interesting that you're writing about this topic because I've defintely noticed that portion sizes have gotten a lot larger over the past couple years. I guess it all goes along with how America is getting "fatter" as a whole. I rarely finish the portion of food I get at any restaurant because they are so large. Last year I had a business dinner with some people from the Netherlands and they actually made fun of those of us who were taking our food home with us in carry-out containers. This practice is something unique to America. In other countries they do not take food home with them and part of that is due to the fact that the portions they receive are not made for 2 or 3 people, they're made for 1. I know that a lot of people look at it as getting their money's worth when they get large portions but we should all consider the long-term consequences of that. I think that restaurants should just lower their prices and serve smaller portions, it may help the obesity problem we have in this country. Its interesting that you’re writing about this topic because I’ve defintely noticed that portion sizes have gotten a lot larger over the past couple years. I guess it all goes along with how America is getting “fatter” as a whole. I rarely finish the portion of food I get at any restaurant because they are so large. Last year I had a business dinner with some people from the Netherlands and they actually made fun of those of us who were taking our food home with us in carry-out containers. This practice is something unique to America. In other countries they do not take food home with them and part of that is due to the fact that the portions they receive are not made for 2 or 3 people, they’re made for 1. I know that a lot of people look at it as getting their money’s worth when they get large portions but we should all consider the long-term consequences of that. I think that restaurants should just lower their prices and serve smaller portions, it may help the obesity problem we have in this country.

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