and i think the general portion size is not nearly so out of control as it
is here in the US, Lee
"Janet" > wrote in message
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> In article >, says...
>>
>> sf wrote:
>> > On Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:39:44 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> pig Americans just have the bussers toss it into the garbage.
>> >
>> > I've never understood the mindset of adults who order an adult sized
>> > portion for their small child or put an adult sized portion of food on
>> > their plate at home. Agreed, it's wasteful because the people I'm
>> > thinking of just toss out the leftovers.
>>
>> I have almost always done that for my daughter at restaurants because...
>> Kids meals are usually some kind of fried food with a side of fried food.
>> Not what I want her to eat! Yes there are a few places that do kid's
>> meals
>> that are healthy.
>
>
> An increasing number of places here now offer half price "small
> portions" from the main menu, popular with older people with smaller
> appetites, and families whose children don't eat the usual child-menu
> junk.
>
> The restaurant doggybag has never caught on in Europe. Partly because
> food is more expensive here but also maybe a cultural thing, memories of
> food rationing and times in living memory when leaving precious food on
> the plate uneaten was shameful, and hungry/poor people bought and ate
> petfood.
>
> From the business POV, serving food that's cheap enough to squander,
> implies an unappetising downmarket connotation. The more upmarket the
> place is, the more care is given to portion control.
>
> Janet UK