Reply to Young people in other countries are remarkably thinner than Americans

Forum Index » Diet, Nutrition & Weight Loss

Reply to "Young people in other countries are remarkably thinner than Americans"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm American and thin but have to really restrain myself to eat only when and how much I need.  Portion size everywhere is crazy big.  Yesterday I got a food bowl at Naya (middle-eastern) at Moynihan Train Hall, and it was so much food.  Way more than anybody needs for a normal meal.  Same with an order of Pad Thai the day before.  Each of them made 2 to 3 meals if I could hold back from eating more than a sufficient amount just because it tastes good.[/quote]

I try to cook most of my own food, but i split takeout or restaurant portions into 2-3 meals, too.  And I just try to reframe it as getting a deal because I get 3 yummy meals for the price of 1! And I repurpose it-  leftover fried chicken from dinner can go in a wrap for lunch, that sort of thing.[/quote]

This reminds me of a lunch outing to a Thai eatery with my girlfriends. I told DH I would bring him back an order of pad thai. I ordered one for myself and didn't bother ordering another one for DH because I was full within 5 bites. The server got me a to-go box, into which my pad thai leftovers went and DH was happy he had such a thoughtful wife while I managed to save myself $20. [/quote]

Exactly!  I just see is at as a money- and time-saver for myself rather than fretting over the large restaurant portions.  I’ve even managed to recrisp extra fries in the oven before- not the easiest but it’s worked in some cases and it made a fine leftover side dish for grilled meat and vegetables.  [/quote]

An air-fryer works wonders for reheating leftovers! :)[/quote]

An excellent idea-  thank you!!![/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics