Do you eat more when you’re served a bigger portion?
Recently, researchers compared the amount of popcorn subjects would eat when served in big bowls Vs. small bowls. Result: People eating from big bowls ate more.

Embarrassingly enough, quantity trumped quality. In one branch of the study, they served stale popcorn. Mattered not. The bigger the container—the more the subjects ate. (Relax, the stale popcorn was perfectly safe to eat. It just wasn’t as tasty as fresh-popped)

The GOOD NEWS is that subjects would also eat more fruit and vegetables if served in bigger portions

Most folks will take more when (the perception is) that there is a lot of it. Put four brownies out on a small plate and people will politely take less. Put 400 brownies out on a huge platter and watch ‘um go!

• Don’t eat chips or snack foods directly out of the bag…use a plate.
• Use a salad plate for your “main” meal and a dinner plate for your salad.
• Use a pudding cup for ice cream—not a soup bowl. 
• Use juice glasses or punch cups for sugary drinks.