Welcome to the "Food Plate"

[monster]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

These food-separatists have got to go! What if I have a salad with chicken in it? What if my fruits and dairy go together? What if I have pork risotto with cheese and mandarin oranges, and put everything together in one pot?

you need to sort them out on your plate to make sure they are correctly proportioned. they ought to add a max diameter to that plate too....... If your plate is three feet wide, you're gonna get fat no matter how balanced the diet..... (Funny how the anti-govt-interference poster is calling for a ban on a food product.)

[infinite monkey]

I don't see room for ice cream. Everybody needs some ice cream. We scream for it, sometimes.

[casimendocina]

Has anyone else seen this photo essay of what families around the world eat on a weekly basis and how much it costs them?

http://www.time.com/time/photogaller...373764,00.html

[Aliantha]

That's really interesting casi. Especially looking at the difference in amounts of food and types ie packet/processed v fresh whole foods.

[casimendocina]

The bit that struck me most was the amount of Coke drunk by the Mexican family and the amount of juice (drinks in cartons) by the German family.

[HungLikeJesus]

I think there's a thread around here on that topic.

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

What if my fruits and dairy go together? What if I have pork risotto with cheese and mandarin oranges, and put everything together in one pot?

Then you, sir, are a barbarian.

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by Sundae

All-you-can-eat was a foreign concept here when I was a teen.
The only type of restaurant offering it was a carvery - but you only got to go up once.

My Dad and I would compete to see who could get the most on the miniature dinner plates they gave you. I learned more about space and volume in those days than I ever did in science. I put it to great use over the years that I was poor (ie all of my 30s) when packing containers from the salad bar in supermarkets. I could get enough to eat for three days in one small container. You pay by container, not by weight - haha!

Back to original thread - I like these.
But that's about encouraging picky eaters, not about health.
The top picture cracks me up. Cheese and Peas. Very Fast Show.

Dale's (Smorgasbord) Golden Rule: Take all you want, but eat all you take.

Also, the top plate reminds me of my mom telling us to "eat every bean and pea on your plate." (Sounds different out loud.)

[GunMaster357]

Originally Posted by Brianna

Then you, sir, are a barbarian.

I'll reserve my judgement until I have a taste.

But, then again, I'm the guy who eats snails.

[Perry Winkle]

That family in Chad looks to have about 1/3 of the food by volume of any of the other families. And none of it was processed (other than what is necessary).

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

What if I have pork risotto with cheese and mandarin oranges, and put everything together in one pot?

Oh, that's no problem! Because you're going to hurk it all back up anyway.

[monster]

UT is Bulimic?

[casimendocina]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

Especially looking at the difference in amounts of food and types ie packet/processed v fresh whole foods.

It made me think about what my shopping would look like all lined-I think a clearly visible portion would be made up of products containing chocolate.

[Perry Winkle]

Originally Posted by casimendocina

It made me think about what my shopping would look like all lined-I think a clearly visible portion would be made up of products containing chocolate.

They neglect to mention that the plate is made of chocolate.

[casimendocina]

After seeing that Time Magazine article, thought I'd do the same with my shopping to see exactly how big the percentage of chocolate/bad stuff is. I don't eat at home a lot as for one reason or another, at the moment, I rarely leave work before 8 p.m.

With this shop I made a conscious effort to not buy too much crap. The bright green things in the right hand corner are the Indonesian equivalent of caramel balls (so I'm told). I'm also still getting my head around the non-Western ingredients...I'm not a great experimenter in the kitchen so tend to stick to what I know.