This recent experience - one that many of us have probably encountered - begets an interesting question: Does the size of our plate affect how much we actually eat? At an outside glance, it certainly ...

But it’s not that easy. Wansink and Van Ittersum found that the average size of the American-manufactured dinner plate has increased by almost 23% from 1900. Having procured a variety of plates ...

Inside the home our plate sizes are going up as well. If we compare the average plate size now from the 1970s it is quite different.” So the beginning of this experiment was not exactly scientific.

since the average size of a sample of dinner plates increased almost 23%, from 9.6 inches to 11.8 inches, since 1900.” They added: “Should the size of a plate or bowl encourage a person to eat ...

You can leave that mistake behind when you start to recognize a true serving size. Hint: It's often smaller ... and then empty it onto a plate. That will help you learn what these serving sizes ...

Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has been on a crusade to tackle Ireland’s food waste problem, urging restaurants to serve smaller portions and decrying the ...