Reply #30: No kidding on the restaurant portions!

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They're insane! Everybody likes to get more bang for their buck, but it's certainly not healthy to eat those mammoth portion sizes. (And the restaurant staff acts like you're a big cheapskate if you want to share a meal. I just want to say, "Hey! It's not the money! We just don't need THAT MUCH food!")

Americans' ideas of portion sizes are skewed. I'll bet the average person has no idea what an actual portion size is. How many would be satisfied with 3 oz of meat and half a cup of rice?

One of the tricks I do at home is to fill half (or more) of my plate with vegetables. The other half is divided among meat and other side dishes. I always put the vegetables on first and load up. Leaves much less room for the other options.