Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 At 08:41 AM 3/16/2004 -0600, you wrote: >You are right most people eat more that twice too much... Last night we went to Black Angus for dinner. I began to really *read* the menu, and I pointed out the portion sizes to my family. The " petite " filet is 6 oz -- in actuality, that's two serving sizes, but it's considered a " small " portion! The " normal " cut is 8 oz, and they offered an 11 or 12 oz cut, too. Other meat choices went up to a full pound. There wasn't a portion on the list less than 6 oz. Granted, in my view whoever made up the rule that a portion of meat is 3 oz was seriously deluded, LOL! Six oz is about right. But still -- a full pound of meat? Added to bread, soup, vegetables, potatoes? I'm feeling bloated just thinking about it, and worse, ashamed to think that not very long ago I would have made really big progress eating that one pound serving! Now just thinking about it makes me want to burp. (Oh, excuse me!) Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 My husband and I buy one dinner and divide it no matter where we go. 1/2 is plenty for us, after all your stomach doesn't know you are full until 10 minutes after you get up from the table. Would be nice if restaurants would sell half orders at half price. Helen Portion sizes At 08:41 AM 3/16/2004 -0600, you wrote: >You are right most people eat more that twice too much... Last night we went to Black Angus for dinner. I began to really *read* the menu, and I pointed out the portion sizes to my family. The " petite " filet is 6 oz -- in actuality, that's two serving sizes, but it's considered a " small " portion! The " normal " cut is 8 oz, and they offered an 11 or 12 oz cut, too. Other meat choices went up to a full pound. There wasn't a portion on the list less than 6 oz. Granted, in my view whoever made up the rule that a portion of meat is 3 oz was seriously deluded, LOL! Six oz is about right. But still -- a full pound of meat? Added to bread, soup, vegetables, potatoes? I'm feeling bloated just thinking about it, and worse, ashamed to think that not very long ago I would have made really big progress eating that one pound serving! Now just thinking about it makes me want to burp. (Oh, excuse me!) Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 At 10:25 AM 3/16/2004 -0600, you wrote: >My husband and I buy one dinner and divide it no matter where we go. 1/2 >is plenty for us, after all your stomach doesn't know you are full until >10 minutes after you get up from the table. Would be nice if restaurants >would sell half orders at half price. Helen They can't. A restaurant meal isn't merely the cost of the food. Cutting the size of the serving in half doesn't cut in half the cost of the building, the server, cooking the food, and so on. It only cuts the cost of the food aspect of the price. I used to find it annoying, but once I thought it through I understood. However, you can order the full size meal and ask them to put half of it into a doggie bag, which makes the meal a better value, because you will eat twice for the price. There are several restaurants where I do this. I wish my husband and I could share, but we couldn't be more opposite in our food choices! He wants spicy, I want mild. He wants beans, I want meat. He wants cheese, I want dessert. Doesn't it just figure? Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Is that 6oz. before it's cooked? Doesn't meat lose weight so you didn't really get a 6 oz. steak? That stuff always mystifies me! > >You are right most people eat more that twice too much... > > Last night we went to Black Angus for dinner. I began to really *read* the > menu, and I pointed out the portion sizes to my family. The " petite " filet > is 6 oz -- in actuality, that's two serving sizes, but it's considered a > " small " portion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Oh it was just wishful thinking on my part, I am full well aware of the expense that goes into a restaurant as my husband was an accountant for years and I helped him post the books (back in the dark ages before computers). Would be nice though and very lucky that we like the same foods and decide together what to eat. We have certain things that we order and at those restaurants they know us and we don't even need a menu they just bring it. Helen Re: Portion sizes At 10:25 AM 3/16/2004 -0600, you wrote: >My husband and I buy one dinner and divide it no matter where we go. 1/2 >is plenty for us, after all your stomach doesn't know you are full until >10 minutes after you get up from the table. Would be nice if restaurants >would sell half orders at half price. Helen They can't. A restaurant meal isn't merely the cost of the food. Cutting the size of the serving in half doesn't cut in half the cost of the building, the server, cooking the food, and so on. It only cuts the cost of the food aspect of the price. I used to find it annoying, but once I thought it through I understood. However, you can order the full size meal and ask them to put half of it into a doggie bag, which makes the meal a better value, because you will eat twice for the price. There are several restaurants where I do this. I wish my husband and I could share, but we couldn't be more opposite in our food choices! He wants spicy, I want mild. He wants beans, I want meat. He wants cheese, I want dessert. Doesn't it just figure? Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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