Interesting site on "Portion Distortion"

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  • foodie99
    foodie99 Posts: 92
    This article is in the current issue of Glamour magazine about portion sizes.

    http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/2012/05/healthy-portion-sizes-glamour-june-2012

    Most shocking to me was the correct portion size of french fries.
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,483 Member
    The french fries portion seemed tiny, but the spaghetti in tomato sauce was shockingly small! According to MFP a half-cup of spaghetti is 111 calories and the tomato sauce wouldn't add much. Is that really supposed to be a whole meal? Aren't we supposed to eat about 2000 - 2500 calories a day if we're not trying to lose weight? I'm eating bigger meals than that and still losing weight. Maybe the pasta is meant to be a side dish rather than a main meal, but there's nothing else on the plate with it.
  • monalissanne
    monalissanne Posts: 159 Member
    I started using smaller plates and bowls at home. It really does subconsciously make me feel like I'm eating more.
  • mfp_1
    mfp_1 Posts: 516 Member
    jolarocknroll wrote:
    When i have guests in from other European countries they LOVE to take pictures of crazy American portions at restaurants.

    Yes, I've heard people say things about that too.

    I think it's amazing that coffee shops etc have many terms like 'grande' and 'large' but never use the word 'small'. The best coffee I've had has been in Italy in a tiny tiny cup.

    I read there are two food cultures, the first predominant in the US and the second elsewhere:
    * The host wants to satisfy the guests by serving more food than they can eat.
    * The guest wants to compliment the cook by eating everything that's served.
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