This is topic Portion Distortion - Or, a Possible Answer to the Question of Being Overweight in forum Books, Films, Food and Culture at Hatrack River Forum.
There is another thread asking why folks tend to be heavier now than they were a couple of generations ago. I think there are many reasons - but here is an interesting quiz on how we size our food now, and how we sized it a couple of generations ago:
Some of these are a wee bit disturbing . . .
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
I seriously need to eat smaller meals. I don't exercise enough to make up for it, and I haven't been able to make myself exercise more recently.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
You-n-me both.
I am never buying full-size bagels, again. Although, a friend pointed out a possible benefit to the smaller bagels - it will feel like so much more cream cheese when it is all squished onto a smaller bagel. *grin*
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Wait you can buy bagels in different sizes?
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
That was a very interesting slide show, Shan.
I do like the bigger cups of coffe, though.
But they cost ten times more so I'm probably not getting a bargain or anything. Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
Or, if you're getting them from the grocery store you can just eat half of one. That's what I do for breakfast.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
True - eating just a half is good, de Spang. It sorta taxes my ability to be good, though . . .
and yes, you can find what is now known as the "mini-bagel," kojabu.
Y'know, Beren - when you consider the amount of coffee for the cost compared to the amount of money you'll end up spending on work-out time in the gym to rid yourself of those extra calories . . .
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
*pinches flab*
Hmmm.... methinks you might be right. Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Don't worry, lots of day hikes up steep mountains help wear that off . . . and smells so much better than the inside of a gym.
*grin*
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I did pretty well on that-- both guessing calories and how long to work them off.
The problem is, day-to-day, I don't care. I have this metabolism that will burn most anything I put in it as long as I'm not completely sedentary and stop eating when I get full. Unfortunately, I know from my family history that that abruptly stops at about age 50 and also can lead to very high cholesterol.
I need to develop healthier habits while I can.
Posted by TL (Member # 8124) on :
Interesting stuff.
Anyone remember in the movie 'Super-Size Me' when the dude compares portion sizes of stuff at McDonald's -- and in America the portion sizes are much larger than they are in other countries, even though it's the same restaurant?
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
Super-Size Me was great. But ewww when he threw up from eating fast food 3 meals a day. Yuck.
I rarely eat fast food and I always eat only half my meals at restaurants. I like having leftovers. I'm still slightly overweight though because I almost never excersize.
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
I've been working really hard at the portion size thing. I started cutting restaurant meals in half a long time ago, both for calorie reduction and because when I can actually afford to eat out I need to make it last.
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