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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 521101" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>Another thing we must watch for is perceived value.</p><p></p><p>"Biggie" and "Super" sizes are <em>not</em> a value. As Jimmy Buffet put it - "I don't want a 12-pound Nestle's Crunch for 25 dollars!"</p><p></p><p>People who work in physically demanding jobs - and I am thinking farms and (some) factories here - <em>do</em> need the extra calories - but a person with a desk job, not so much. My husband can put away a ton of food. What to me would be 4 servings is one to him. But because of his stomach issues (years of medications + anxiety over the kids) he has had to cut WAY back. Plus he has high cholesterol so I have been working with that, too.</p><p></p><p>As a child, my Dad was out of town a lot, so it was me & Mom. Her parents were both huge people - Grandma was 6 feet tall, no joke - and I would bet, when I was a kid, they each weighed close to 300 lbs. if not more. Mom was a little person - she's 5'3 on a good day, as am I. Grandpa grew up as a farm boy... I remember seeing him polish off more food... Wow. Anyway, Mom would cook for the 2 of us, and we had small portions. When the Happy Meal first came out, there was too much food for me. One hot dog at Der Wienerschnitzel was enough. And I ran around and <em>played</em>.</p><p></p><p>Now... as a result I like whole grains, fruits and veggies. I don't make dessert often because Mom didn't, so to me it's not required for a meal unless said meal is special for some reason. I do NOT buy white bread. It's been processed to within an inch of its dubious life. I do like chocolate, but not a lot at once.</p><p></p><p>I eat out of boredom... I used to smoke. So I keep dry cereal, whole grain crackers, and granola bars at my desk. And to feed my weakness... Fruit Roll Ups!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 521101, member: 6705"] Another thing we must watch for is perceived value. "Biggie" and "Super" sizes are [I]not[/I] a value. As Jimmy Buffet put it - "I don't want a 12-pound Nestle's Crunch for 25 dollars!" People who work in physically demanding jobs - and I am thinking farms and (some) factories here - [I]do[/I] need the extra calories - but a person with a desk job, not so much. My husband can put away a ton of food. What to me would be 4 servings is one to him. But because of his stomach issues (years of medications + anxiety over the kids) he has had to cut WAY back. Plus he has high cholesterol so I have been working with that, too. As a child, my Dad was out of town a lot, so it was me & Mom. Her parents were both huge people - Grandma was 6 feet tall, no joke - and I would bet, when I was a kid, they each weighed close to 300 lbs. if not more. Mom was a little person - she's 5'3 on a good day, as am I. Grandpa grew up as a farm boy... I remember seeing him polish off more food... Wow. Anyway, Mom would cook for the 2 of us, and we had small portions. When the Happy Meal first came out, there was too much food for me. One hot dog at Der Wienerschnitzel was enough. And I ran around and [I]played[/I]. Now... as a result I like whole grains, fruits and veggies. I don't make dessert often because Mom didn't, so to me it's not required for a meal unless said meal is special for some reason. I do NOT buy white bread. It's been processed to within an inch of its dubious life. I do like chocolate, but not a lot at once. I eat out of boredom... I used to smoke. So I keep dry cereal, whole grain crackers, and granola bars at my desk. And to feed my weakness... Fruit Roll Ups! [/QUOTE]
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