[BenLurkin]

Guess the FDA never heard of doggie bags.

[Chickensoup]

I will tell you my beef. I have a difficult time finding small glasses. Huge glasses every where. but small 4, 6 and 10 oz glasses? Forget it!

[Trailerpark Badass]

That's the logical progression of allowing government to tell adults what they can't put in their bodies. The only thing left is for them to decide what we MUST.

Expect portion-limiting legislation in the near future.

[GeronL]

If they refused to serve me what I ordered they will go out of business very quickly

[GeronL]

down with the FDA

[NZerFromHK]

Most restaurant serving sizes in America are at least 1.5 to 2x the servings I see in canada or here in NZ. Quite a lot of food actually.

You may find this news article interesting CC, as you point on America food being excessive in size the otehr day. ;-)

[KoRn]

[B.O. Plenty]

'ol Mom and I have gone to ordering one meal for us both....usually is just about right. Sometimes a resturant will charge an extra dollar for an extra plate, but only a few.

[patton]

My wife and I noted that portions in NM are huge, and so are the folks - to each his own.

[joebuck]

A restaurant which bases its menu on what the FDA wants instead of what their customers want will be an out of business restaurant very soon.

[dfwddr]

Simple, you cut my portions, I'll cut my visits.

The FDA may have a weight problem, but I don't. If the FDA cut some of the Pork out of their diet, maybe they'd be forced to do something constructive.

Oh wait, they can't do anything constructive. Let's cut THEM from OUR diet!

[Alouette]

I never eat out.

Well, except when I go to Toronto, but they wouldn't be subject to FDA regs anyhow.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I just order from the senior menu.

I do wish they would offer some sort of caffine free diet drink aside from decaf coffee.

But I guess that water is good for me.

[Hildy]

I wish restaurants would just do this on their own. Charge a buck less and give us smaller portions. I live in a town that is FAT..FAT...FAT...everyone is fat. Whenever we go to restaurants it's like each one is trying to outdo the next. We have casinos with their ALL YOU CAN EAT buffets and I see all the morbidly obese people gorging themselves. I'm sorry, but it's disgusting. Yes, they have a right to do it, but as a society, it's ok to question each other. Of course the government shouldn't get involved...but people better wake up.

[ThomasThomas]

Next you won't be able to order dessert till you eat your vegetables. I'll eating dessert first tonight while I still can.

[Cobra64]

I think there should be a limit on the number of ugly Democrats.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

"The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not." -Mark Twain.

Why do we spend money on such silly research? Methinks so that others can tell someone how they should behave.

[Edgar3]

Hey! Where's the strawberry pie and whipped cream? Man, nobody fills me up like Shoneys used to...

[OmegaMan]

Thanks FDA, for wanting businesses to give us less for our money. :rolls eyes: JUST BUY SMALLER SIZES; instead of a large buy a small. Whats so hard about that?

Actually this kind of nannyism already has had an impact. Wendy's use to give you a great biggie fries with a combo, but now only give you a biggie, and its because of Supersize Me and all the hysteria about how fries make you fat. All thats done is give fast food places the excuse to give customers less for their money.

[Tall_Texan]

In addition, restaurants could jigger portion sizes...

That sounds racist to me!