It's amazing to me when I compare the set of dainty cups and saucers that I have in the cupboard with the big, beautiful blue coffee mugs that I got as a gift last month. The mugs seem standard size for today; the cups and saucers remind me of my dad, drinking coffee with the paper when I was very little. I'm probably dating myself here, but what the heck.
Plates and Cups Got Bigger!
What I've discovered from this comparison is that not only have serving sizes in our restaurants increased over the past few decades, but the actual dishware that we buy has increased in size, too. Wow. Plates are bigger, glasses are bigger, salad bowls are bigger, ... you get the idea.
It amazes me how subtlely we're all encouraged to buy more, more, more ....
We buy more, we eat more, we toss more. So, learning portion control not only helps our budget, and our waistline, it also helps the environment. How much should we eat? On the web, I found this great video that not only explains what proper portion size should be, it also has a great example of how dishes have expanded in size. Less that 3 minutes, it's worth your time to watch.
