Lesson 9: Food And Relapse Prevention - Slide 24
72% Of Our Calories Are Eaten From Bowls, Plates, And Glasses
- Even if you intend to limit your portion size, a larger plate, bowl or spoon will influence you to serve yourself more and we eat 92%
of what we serve ourselves
- People given large bowels tend
to serve themselves 31% more
ice cream
- As the size of our dishes increases so does the amount we put on them
- As the size of the plate increases we tend to underestimate the number of calories per serving
- We serve ourselves more because large bowls and plates make the food portion look small
Notes:
Pg. 66-67, Wansink, Brian, 2006, “Mindless Eating, Why We Eat More Than We Think” Bantam Book, New York.
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