Comments on: Trayless Cafeterias

By: h sofia

h sofia — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:05:50 +0000

I think Anne P is right; we’re programmed to store, store, store. Especially food. And no, you should not be worrying about dieting, Ms. T!

By: Ms. Theologian

Ms. Theologian — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:15:49 +0000

My inner chipmunk is pretty hungry.

By: Anne P

Anne P — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:38:25 +0000

It’s your inner chipmunk. Hoard!

Using salad plates or at least smaller dinner plates is a recommended diet technique. Not sure it’s something you need to worry about at this point, Ms. T.

By: Ms. Theologian

Ms. Theologian — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:47:23 +0000

I wonder what it is about the human psyche that needs to fill the tray. I certainly do it.

I’m even thinking that our oversized dinner plates should be put in the back of the pantry in favor of eating on salad plates.

By: Scott Wells (Boy in the Bands

Scott Wells (Boy in the Bands — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:39:13 +0000

I saw this story earlier (Treehugger?) and thought how this couple be useful when dieting, too. Because even when paying by the item, there is a tendency to get extra units (salad, desert, drink, snack for later) when there’s space on the tray.

By: Ms. Theologian

Ms. Theologian — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:42:26 +0000

I know there was a lot of wasted food at that one college I went to that shall remain nameless, but 30-50% is pretty shocking to me.

Of course, in a corporate cafeteria, when you are paying item by item, it’s easier not to overload.

By: h sofia

h sofia — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:15:52 +0000

That is shocking. I wouldn’t have thought of it. I guess it does make sense, psychologically. I’ve found I buy less if I have a small basket versus a cart at the grocery store, and eat less if I have a smaller plate. I know the feeling of putting something on a tray to “fill up” the space, and then never eating it.