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Started 3 months ago by Walker
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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'Go Halfsies' Fights Hunger, Waste, and Crazy Restaurant Portions
NONA WILLIS ARONOWITZ
Associate Editor
January 26, 2012

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Everyone knows restaurants' portions are out of control—they're usually two to four times the recommended meal size, and they're growing every decade. Meanwhile, almost half the food produced in the United States today is thrown away—including $44 billion worth in the retail industry—while 50 million people in the U.S. experience food insecurity or malnutrition. This triangle affects everything from obesity rates to ballooning waste-disposal costs to every person who can't afford to eat properly.

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Posted 3 months ago #
mrsgeedeck
Castle of Lions
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With my ulcerative colitis I'm pretty conscientious about portion control and eating too much at once. Usually if we're dining out, I expect to eat half and take the rest home as leftovers for lunch. That said, I also avoid restaurants where the portions are way out of proportion (Cap City comes to mind) as that much food waste grosses me out.

Posted 3 months ago #
cheap
Westgate
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recommended meal size?? to who???

too much food served at restaurants?are you shitting me?

better check around.lots of restaurants are cutting back on portion sizes to save a buck.

food insecurity?wtf is this?

Posted 3 months ago #
Snarf
Dystopia
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cheap said:
recommended meal size?? to who???

too much food served at restaurants?are you shitting me?

better check around.lots of restaurants are cutting back on portion sizes to save a buck.

food insecurity?wtf is this?

so you didn't watch the video then? cool.

Posted 3 months ago #
rus

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cheap said:

food insecurity?wtf is this?

That's what we call "hunger" here in the US. Severe food insecurity is someone goes without food for one day because they can't afford it. Anything less than that is people were worried they couldn't afford food, thought about it, etc.

In comparison to other countries we don't have a starvation problem or much of a hunger problem at all. Thus, the term food insecurity came about.

And I'm ashamed that I know that.

Posted 3 months ago #
DCist
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I really like the idea! Yes, some restaurants are cutting portions to save bucks, but that doesnt mean this is a bad idea.

I also usually order a whole portion and take half home. But often I will order items that arent good the next day (scallops are my weak point) and I end up trying to shovel it all in.

I hope this gets implemented on some menus in Columbus!

Posted 3 months ago #
Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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rus said:
That's what we call "hunger" here in the US. Severe food insecurity is someone goes without food for one day because they can't afford it. Anything less than that is people were worried they couldn't afford food, thought about it, etc.

In comparison to other countries we don't have a starvation problem or much of a hunger problem at all. Thus, the term food insecurity came about.

And I'm ashamed that I know that.

From that thread? Ahahahahaha.

Posted 3 months ago #
Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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I like it. I especially like it if it can go to Mid Ohio FB or such... I could see restaurants doing a particular item or two specifically for it.

Posted 3 months ago #
rus

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Twixlen said:
From that thread? Ahahahahaha.

Right... took a few gallons of bleach and steel wool to get the dirty off.

Posted 3 months ago #