:D

I have finally learned to get the "mini-plate" when I get my katsu chicken or teriyaki or spam or ahi or oranage chicken meat-'n'-rice plate.

And I have enough left over for another meal.

If I go to a new restaurant, and don't know about their portion size (or how the food looks - important info!) I nosily look at the plates of people who already have their food as I am taken to my table. That gives me some ballpark estimates to work from. Huge plates/tiny portions/heavily battered fried food/wimpy pasta, etc.

The correct serving size for Oreos is one sleeve. :)

I was cooking some corn meal the other day and while waiting for it, I noticed the serving size was 3 tablespoons.

Hell, I spill that much just dishing it into the bowl. :(

I thought that was the correct serving size for Thin Mints! ;)

I can only eat two hoses of Thin Mints. Anything less is impossible.

How about ice cream? I think you're supposed to get around 14 or so servings out of that half-gallon.

On the other side of the coin, there's Buca di Beppo. Maybe they were inspired by that spaghetti scene with Ringo's mother from "Magical Mystery Tour."

The Cheese Cake Factory portion sizes are just about right.

:eek: Seriously? I'm hoping that was sarcasm....

I am routinely forced to order two meals when in Asia. They look at me like I'm such a pig. I will say, many places in the Asian market that are frequented by tourist do offer larger portions. One good example of this was a small "Mexican" restaurant we visited in Bangkok, Thailand. The tacos were HUGE! :)

I seem to recall the the FDA requirement for food labeling was going to change to fix this. Most consumers don't pay much attention to what they eat and don't vote based on it so it makes it pretty easy for the food lobby to do things like this, at least for a while, and get away with it. It's just a way to make your product more appealing. The lobbyists in this country have much more power than the electorate. To give another example, a few consumer friendly lobbyists have been trying to get legislation passed that would explain how much it would cost you if you just paid the bare minimum on your credit card bill every month. Every time this has been attempted, the credit card lobby has killed it. The money rules. The 2 servings per container is an example of it. In this case though, it's likely to soon come to an end.

This is why I prefer making my own salads.

:eek:

I tend to do that more often in Switzerland. And certainly eats up lots of cash from my wallet with the way prices are over there. Some of the restaurants in that nation offer some of the stingiest portions.