Why aren’t plentiful apps/heavy hors d'oeuvres ‘filling’?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I host "grazing parties" that are just appetizers. I think I have done it on NYE. I have plenty of healthy foods along with some not so healthy. Never had a complaint.

Do you think someone would complain to your face?

Of course not but one friend said she was going to do the same for her next event and another later told me her family has done apps only on Christmas Eve for years. I will continue to do it occasionally. Its a nice change off pace (imo).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can definitely fill up on heavy apps. The people that say they need a meal—I don’t get it. It can truly be the same amount of food (even more calories sometimes if you’re having a lot of cheese/dough wrapped bites).

It’s fine!

I think it might be the rate of eating. You might need to eat fast to fill up on passed apps. It can be hard if you are also drinking and talking. Add in waiting for the apps you like or don’t have any food restrictions about and you might get just 3-4 bites in 30 min. A friend and laugh about this because we once went to an event on Ash Wednesday where there were vegetarian and salmon apps, but they were pounced on by people stalking the kitchen entrance. Only chicken and beef made their way to where most people were. Neither of us could eat them.

I eat more at a seated meal where I have a dinner sized plate of food. Even if I filled that plate at a buffet table.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can definitely fill up on heavy apps. The people that say they need a meal—I don’t get it. It can truly be the same amount of food (even more calories sometimes if you’re having a lot of cheese/dough wrapped bites).

It’s fine!

I think it might be the rate of eating. You might need to eat fast to fill up on passed apps. It can be hard if you are also drinking and talking. Add in waiting for the apps you like or don’t have any food restrictions about and you might get just 3-4 bites in 30 min. A friend and laugh about this because we once went to an event on Ash Wednesday where there were vegetarian and salmon apps, but they were pounced on by people stalking the kitchen entrance. Only chicken and beef made their way to where most people were. Neither of us could eat them.

I eat more at a seated meal where I have a dinner sized plate of food. Even if I filled that plate at a buffet table.

I think for this to work there has to be a combo of passed apps and self-serve stationary apps like antipasto, charcuterie, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of almond moms in this thread.

Most people don’t actually enjoy pigs in a blanket, or trying to eat a meal’s worth of food from skewers over a napkin while standing, talking, and holding a drink.

Appetizers are not really meant to be the main meal or “heavy.” They’re traditionally something light or small, easy to serve and eat with drinks before the main meal. (See 37 Easy Appetizers For A Light Pre-Dinner Snack)

Fewer people host dinners or dinner parties these days, so heavier finger foods are being served to act as both an appetizer and the main meal. That’s ok, it’s not the end of the world, but those foods usually sit really heavy when eaten as a meal.

I don’t associate with people who don’t enjoy pigs in a blanket.

I serve pigs in a blanket occasionally and they are always the first thing gone.

+1 it’s always the fancy people eating them when they think nobody is looking.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are an extraordinary obese nation.

Hence people complaining that any portion smaller than an entree from Cheesecake Factory is not filling.

A chicken breast and green beans is both more filling and healthier than a bunch of mini quiche and Lil Smokies wrapped in dough.

I have never been to a sit down dinner that served chicken breast and green beans. Moot point.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
It's psychological, OP. Just because it's presented differently, people think it's not a real meal. But actually they may be ingesting even more calories than usual!

We know we’re ingesting more calories - but they are not types of calories many of us would prefer eating.

And are you going to throw a fit about it when you're the GUEST? Complain there's nothing for you too eat?

Thought not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is. Well, it can be. Some people have a mental block and think if they eat bite-sized things on a plate they're holding with one hand while standing, they haven't had a meal. They need to sit at a table and use a fork and knife to feel they've had a meal.

This. It’s more a mental thing. Their brain says “I haven’t had dinner yet”. I get it. And if I make myself stop and think, I realize I’m not actually hungry, and I move on. But not everyone likes that.

[Anonymous]

There seems to be a distinction in this thread between a catered event where staff goes around with appetizers on trays, and a homemade buffet where people help themselves.
I agree it's hard to fill up on the former (catered appetizers are tiny) but it's easy to fill up a plate and make a meal from the latter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are an extraordinary obese nation.

Hence people complaining that any portion smaller than an entree from Cheesecake Factory is not filling.

A chicken breast and green beans is both more filling and healthier than a bunch of mini quiche and Lil Smokies wrapped in dough.

I have never been to a sit down dinner that served chicken breast and green
beans. Moot point.

How about chicken breast and sautéed spinach or cauliflower? I’ve been to about a million.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It's psychological, OP. Just because it's presented differently, people think it's not a real meal. But actually they may be ingesting even more calories than usual!

We know we’re ingesting more calories - but they are not types of calories many of us would prefer eating.

And are you going to throw a fit about it when you're the GUEST? Complain there's nothing for you too eat?

Thought not.

No one is throwing a fit. We were asked why we don’t like it, we are explaining.

the vast majority of people do not complain in person (even if they don’t like it) which is why I think it’s such a surprise for some.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It's psychological, OP. Just because it's presented differently, people think it's not a real meal. But actually they may be ingesting even more calories than usual!

We know we’re ingesting more calories - but they are not types of calories many of us would prefer eating.

And are you going to throw a fit about it when you're the GUEST? Complain there's nothing for you too eat?

Thought not.

No one is throwing a fit. We were asked why we don’t like it, we are explaining.

the vast majority of people do not complain in person (even if they don’t like it) which is why I think it’s such a surprise for some.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of almond moms in this thread.

This is too vague for me to follow.

If you are upset that you aren’t getting enough “lean protein and veggies” and/or that you have to eat things wrapped in puff pastry - for one meal at a party, not every day - you have an eating disorder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of almond moms in this thread.

This is too vague for me to follow.

If you are upset that you aren’t getting enough “lean protein and veggies” and/or that you have to eat things wrapped in puff pastry - for one meal at a party, not every day - you have an eating disorder.

See, I would have thought an almond mom would be like "3 pigs in a blanket is so filling! Chew slowly!."

[Anonymous]

Probably because you have a giant stomach from overeating? I am guessing you are obese. Heavy hors d’oeuvres are plenty filling for me, a 100lb French woman.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of almond moms in this thread.

This is too vague for me to follow.

If you are upset that you aren’t getting enough “lean protein and veggies” and/or that you have to eat things wrapped in puff pastry - for one meal at a party, not every day - you have an eating disorder.

Actually that is false. Those who do consume such food stuffs as "pigs in a blanket" (belch) have the actual disordered eating. You, sadly, do not know what real food is. If you did, you would realize that puff pastry made with whole grain sifted flour and butter churned from milk from organic, grass fed cows, is fine in moderation.