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Oh boy, I am a chef.  And people complain up a storm if the portions aren't BIG!  They voice that they are being ripped off etc.  So, I doubt very much if restaurants are going to cut back portion size.  Too many unhappy people and you are unemployed.

However, I agree that as Americans we take in way too many calories, as well as too much protein. 

And splitting an entree is a great way to keep portion size down.

 

Jackie

Barbara McCrary <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I think that if one eats meat, the trick is not to eat a whole huge steak,
but a 3-4 oz. serving (lean type, and cut off any fat.). I've reached the
point where I simply cannot eat more than that amount, along with a salad
and a serving of veggie. That's it....period. AT some point I learned when
to quit before I reached that "Oh, I ate too much!" feeling. I walk away
from the table feeling satisfied but not over-fed. Now, if restaurants would
only learn to cut back on serving sizes! In the future, when we travel, I'd
like to order one entree and split it between the two of us.

Barbara

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From: "Amy"
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Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] Rider weight


> Very good points. But you can get very good and usuable protein from
> beans
> and good protein and fats from nuts too. It doesn't have to be from meat
> and dairy, for my asthma issues, if I even have a little bit of dairy such
> as cheese, ice cream or so on, I get an ear ache and my lungs start to get
> tight. I was 14yrs old when I found that I couldn't drink milk without
> getting a HUGE headache from it. Course who knows what I was really
> reacting too, could have been because those cows were so corn fed instead
> of
> eating what they should eat, grass!! I am also allergic to beef and
> again,
> is it really the meat or is it what they are fed and all the chemicals
> that
> are used in keeping them "healthy"? I do however use butter still without
> issue and really agree with you there, definitely MUCH better for you then
> margarine. I buy organic dairy products for my family. If you are going
> to
> eat meat, I definitely think you are going about it in the correct way.
> I'm
> not at all advocating that everyone become a vegetarian, not one of those
> people :)! The rest of my family still eats meat and I'm trying my best
> to
> make sure it's the healthiest for them possible.
>
> I do, however, think there are going to be some health problems linked to
> the high protein/fat diets, the body does need some protein, but not as
> much
> as most Americans feel that it does. But it's definitely vital and I can
> tell if I'm low on protein, I start craving eggs or fish, both of which I
> do
> still eat, I just make sure they are the healthy ones.
>
> Amy
>
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> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [RC] Rider weight
>
>
> Simply getting back to protein
>> and fat as nature makes them (comparable to using whole-grain products
>> for
>> your carbs) just makes sense.
>
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