“…How many times have you ordered an entrée at a restaurant only to leave a pile of food on your plate – dump the remains into a doggie bag -
- or stagger out the door with your pants unbuttoned?
The new program Halfsies hopes to cut portion sizes for a good cause.
Halfsies identifies three food-focused problems in the United States.
1) Oversized servings.
Most restaurant portions here are 2-4 times the recommended serving sizes – which contributes to our epidemic of overweight Americans.
And portion size is a problem that keeps growing: -
- 20 years ago, two slices of pizza added up to 500 calories;-
- today, two slices weigh in at 850 calories.
2)Excessive food waste.
Nearly half of the food produced in the United States is thrown in the trash.
It’s commonly cited that every day we waste enough food to fill the Rose Bowl.
3)Hunger. More than 50 million Americans—and 1 billion people worldwide—are affected by food insecurity.
Combine these challenges, and “you have a dysfunctional feedback loop of waste, hunger and obesity,”..”
(ed:..i could be a lot larger than i am if i didn’t try/watch-it..
..and a tactic i have used is to purchase smaller dinner-plates..
..if you have a platter..you will tend to fill it..
..a smaller plate still caters to yr ‘fill-it!-primal-urges..
..and helps in eating less..
..i mean..really..weight control is eat-right/eat-less/move more..
..eh..?.
..we all know that…
..and in my experience..smaller dinner-plates help achieve that end..)
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