Why are meals in restaurants always so big? After filling up on bread and salad, I never have room for an entire entrée. So I either need to intentionally leave half of it to take home, or split a meal with my wife. The latter option is our preference due to frugality.
I understand that restaurants make money by selling food, but the portion sizes are getting out of control. If you were making your own plate of food at home, would you ever include the amount that comes with a super-sized meal? Then why offer “single-serving” portions that large? It’s a little ridiculous.
Sure, the bulk of the responsibility lies on the shoulders of consumers, but we cannot completely dismiss the restaurant’s culpability either. A bar can (and should) be held responsible for serving liquor to the point of intoxication if the patron subsequently causes a fatality on the drive home. Why look at food portions any differently? I’m not proposing legal action, but we do need to have a cultural shift that urges food establishments to practice social responsibility with regards to the portions they serve.
I understand that restaurants make money by selling food, but the portion sizes are getting out of control. If you were making your own plate of food at home, would you ever include the amount that comes with a super-sized meal? Then why offer “single-serving” portions that large? It’s a little ridiculous.
Sure, the bulk of the responsibility lies on the shoulders of consumers, but we cannot completely dismiss the restaurant’s culpability either. A bar can (and should) be held responsible for serving liquor to the point of intoxication if the patron subsequently causes a fatality on the drive home. Why look at food portions any differently? I’m not proposing legal action, but we do need to have a cultural shift that urges food establishments to practice social responsibility with regards to the portions they serve.