tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049922019121275672.post2146837942391878192..comments2023-10-16T06:40:03.447-07:00Comments on Mixed Drinks With Dr. Pepper: The Pedant's Bone to PickUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049922019121275672.post-29438813484799895622008-05-20T18:04:00.000-07:002008-05-20T18:04:00.000-07:00Good point. I applaud you sir.There's a certain de...Good point. I applaud you sir.<BR/><BR/>There's a certain desire out there to frame larger portions as a supply issue; food companies shove larger portions down our throats and are therefore responsible for obesity. The truth is that it's a demand issue; Americans want bigger portions.Christopher Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949948871374695156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049922019121275672.post-69404255121467904722008-05-20T18:03:00.000-07:002008-05-20T18:03:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christopher Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949948871374695156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049922019121275672.post-10406090413175687252008-05-20T17:51:00.000-07:002008-05-20T17:51:00.000-07:00The trouble I've found in fast food restaurants, a...The trouble I've found in fast food restaurants, at least, is that you can't get some of the older 'small' sizes because they've become the 'kids' sizes and are therefore only available to the young'uns. Same with some places that serve ice cream or other things. I don't want the toy that comes with the Happy Meal -- and in general, it strikes me as weird that I'd have to 'lie' to a cashier to get an order of food that won't leave me feeling sick to my stomach.<BR/><BR/>I wish I could order off the senior citizen's menu at breakfast places sometimes, though. There are days when I simply can't eat three pancakes or two eggs -- two pancakes or one egg would do just fine.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10133860807514795330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049922019121275672.post-54038156568043721712008-05-20T17:22:00.000-07:002008-05-20T17:22:00.000-07:00I agree with The Pedant. For example, everyone (i...I agree with The Pedant. For example, everyone (including me!) has jumped on to the 100-calorie pack wagon. It's nice because it's portioned control. But it's still just one serving (granted often lower calorie, but many products have had lower calorie options for a while) and I remember as a kid my mom portioning out one ounce of pretzels from a big (and less expensive) bag so we can easily take one portion. Not gluttonous. People are getting crazy. Plus, 100 Calorie packs aren't "healthier" they are just portion controlled. And to some people (guilty as charged...) it's better than being tempted by an entire bag of delicious sun chips...<BR/><BR/>Although, I think TP should admit we seldom use our "big plates" to eat dinner becasue they are big. Also, our table is small.Sherbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00803254488713719738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049922019121275672.post-10169707394514685032008-05-20T11:46:00.000-07:002008-05-20T11:46:00.000-07:00The whole "false advertising" thing (insinuating t...The whole "false advertising" thing (insinuating that all one can buy is the huge portion, where it's just ONE option) drives me batty. It's like the local news in Seattle, getting over-dramatic about mundane things just for ratings. "THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF YOUR DISHWASHER" was a teaser, and it turned out simply that if a small child fell into your dishwasher, s/he could get hurt. Um. No kidding.bluesleepyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753422701865400188noreply@blogger.com