On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 7:37:22 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 03:22:19 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 8:50:48 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> On 2/7/2017 7:53 PM, Bruce wrote:
> >> > On Tue, 7 Feb 2017 03:20:56 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> >> > > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 9:50:33 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> I agree with you, Cindy. The price must depend upon where you are.
> >> >>> And the name of the place where you eat (name brand will hit you in
> >> >>> the pocket) And the size of meat that you demand. A 6 ounce piece of
> >> >>> steak is plenty for me and an 8 ounce would be where I wouldn't have
> >> >>> any sides with the meat .
> >> >>> Janet US
> >> >>
> >> >> Last night I grilled skinless, boneless chicken breast. While I plated
> >> >> as much as I wanted to eat, I decided to weigh it. 2 ounces.
> >> >
> >> > Am I correct when I say that 56 grams (2 ounces) of meat or fish is
> >> > extremely little and 168 grams (6 ounces) is average or a bit under?
> >> >
> >>
> >> Sounds about right. I'm content with 6 ounces. Most dietary guidelines
> >> are in the 4 to 6 ounce range. If you don't want a bug meal, 2 oz.
> >> would be OK.
> >
> >Yes, 2 ounces is not very much. I find I do much better overall when I
> >eat a small amount of meat and lots of vegetables.
> >
> >Over the course of the day, I get my 46 grams of protein. Why are
> >so many people hung up on serving size?
> >
> >Cindy Hamilton
>
> Well sometimes the serving size can make a big difference on calorie
> content. I don't worry about that but I don't want, for instance, a
> huge steak arriving in front of me. That tends to overwhelm me having
> been brought up to eat everything on my plate.

I've never understood that. I can see not wasting food,
but eating 1/4 of a huge steak and taking the rest home
is not a problem for me. The sight of more food than I
can eat is simply unexceptional. It happens all the time.

I'll probably go to hell for all of the rice I haven't
eaten in Asian restaurants.

Cindy Hamilton