DAMN That's BIG!

You may already know that there is an epidemic in this country...and it's making us FAT!
The good news is, it's not in the air we breathe... it's not contagious, and you will not need to get a shot or take medicine. The epidemic I am referring to is the size of the portions of food we get and most of the time eat when we go to a restaurant.
I went to dinner with some friends last night and had a wonderful time talking and catching up and everything was going great until I heard a beeping sound... i looked up and discovered it was our waiter backing up to the table with what could only be described as a small toyota in his hands... it turned out, it was someone's DINNER! Below is a picture of the meal..it's actually kind of hard to tell just HOW BIG it is in the picture..but there is a fork near the top of the plate that does give the whole thing a little perspective.

Fortunately the people I was with had ordered it to split between about 4 or 5 other people. The bad news is...it is not "sold" that way. It is considered an entree and there is NO mention of it being meant to be ordered and split among friends and loved ones. It is just sitting there..with the rest of the entrees waiting to be ordered and consumed in its entirety...by just ONE person.

I actually was not that hungry last night and had decided that I would grovel with our server so that I could be allowed to order off the "childs menu" (which I think is completely wrong to try and force people to overeat because they are over the age of 12...but that's a whole other rant.)
Below is my "CHILDS SIZE PORTION" of food...

That is a LOT of food for a CHILD. I would actually say, that should probably be considered almost a little too much food for what an ADULT should eat in on sitting...especially by time you factor in all the chips and salsa and empty calories from Margaritas or Soda.

I guess the point I am trying to make is that it is so VERY important to be vigilant about how much food you are consuming and start paying attention to serving sizes...on EVERYthing you eat or drink. If something says it has only 90 calories per serving... check to see just how many servings are actually in the box/can/bottle etc. Oftentimes what you think may only be 90 calories...is actually closer to 400!!! Next time you go out to eat...try splitting an entree with someone else... Or, have your server either bring you a to-go box WITH your meal...or see if they would be kind enough to box half of it up before it even comes to the table. It's harder to overindulge if it's not staring you in the face.. taunting you the way that I know food can do!
Recuerdos,
S.