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If you’re dining out at your average resto but don’t want a meal that would feed a family of nine, what do you do? Suck it up and either gorge or take home leftovers—unless you’ve recently had gastric-bypass surgery, in which case you just flash your “get-out-of-dinner-thin” card to receive a reasonable portion. As the Houston Chronicle reported last week, an increasing number of bariatric surgeons are issuing cards that allow the patient to order a half portion or a child-size entrée without being questioned or slapped with a split-plate charge. “Soon after surgery, bariatric patients can’t eat more than a cup of food per meal,” the Chron explains.
Shockingly, some restaurants reject the cards, even for these people for whom small portions are medically necessary. Perhaps they’re worried that size-zero models will start fraudulently using the cards …
After living abroad for two years in a country where portions are small and prices high, I'm happy to get good value for my meal...as long as I can bring what I don't want home. Knowing how many resources go into making meals, and how much food is wasted before a dish even arrives at the table, I feel that if I'm going to eat out, it's my duty to be resposible for the food I order. If I don't eat...+READ
After living abroad for two years in a country where portions are small and prices high, I'm happy to get good value for my meal...as long as I can bring what I don't want home. Knowing how many resources go into making meals, and how much food is wasted before a dish even arrives at the table, I feel that if I'm going to eat out, it's my duty to be resposible for the food I order. If I don't eat it now or later, I want to make sure someone else does.-COLLAPSE
I am delighted to have the leftovers! I also like calculating the actual cost per meal, because the financial savings are an added bonus. In order to prevent myself from overeating at a restaurant I frequent, I will ask them to hold half, or perhaps some particular part of the meal, to take home. If I don't know the portion size, I actually make a discreet separation of each item on my plate if...+READ
I am delighted to have the leftovers! I also like calculating the actual cost per meal, because the financial savings are an added bonus. In order to prevent myself from overeating at a restaurant I frequent, I will ask them to hold half, or perhaps some particular part of the meal, to take home. If I don't know the portion size, I actually make a discreet separation of each item on my plate if possible because so doing makes it more likely that I will stop there.-COLLAPSE