Wednesday, June 19, 2013

OBC Food Rules Day 52: Buy smaller plates and glasses

The bigger the portion, the more we will eat-upward of 30% more.  Food marketers know this, so they supersize our portions as a way to get us to buy more.  But we don't have to supersize portions at home, and shouldn't.  One researcher found that simply switching from a 12 inch to a 10 inch dinner plate caused people to reduce their consumption by 22%.

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