Restaurant portion sizes are huge

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Does anyone else find this? Went to a pub/restaurant last night and the portion sizes were insane. I managed a third of my salad, brought the rest home and shared it with DH for lunch today. DD got through half her curry and 6'1" hollow legged DH just about managed to finish his risotto but then felt overstuffed all night.

A massive salad??? Only on Mumsnet...

Yeah they are but isn’t that the point. You’re paying for it to be a bit extravagant.
Looking forward to the competitive under eating posts

Good lord, a salad only did you 3 meals? That should have lasted the entire family for at least a month. An entire year if eked out with a mumsnet chicken.

I think there is an inverse relationship between the expensiveness of the restaurant and the size of the portion. The more you pay, the less is on the plate. I would be too scared to pay too much for a meal, in case it was just empty plates!

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I tend to have a much smaller appetite when I'm out. I'm not sure whethe it's just because I'm busy socialising. I am usually full after eating out. Would bring curry home but other meals I tend to finish.

@brightgreenapple

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Oh gosh yes! Yesterday my salad had THREE lettuce leaves and TWO cherry tomatoes. What were they thinking??! Thank goodness my rugby playing husband was there to help me out. There's no way I could have managed all that!

I wouldn’t be eating last night’s salad from a restaurant for lunch. I’d just leave it there I think.
Was the salad massive to make up for the rest of the meal being small? Salad is relatively cheap.

Yes, they are. And if you look at the calorie counts for pubs and restaurants you can clearly see a main meal portion is more than a lot of people should be eating - basically double a normal portion.

Well, I'd be absolutely stuffed on 1/3 of a salad too OP!

I'd say 1/4 is just about right...

I've never known a salad to be that big & fill me up so much

A salad for one that provided 3 meals. What was it served on, a tractor wheel?

USA regular food portions or UK super size? You should go French for portion control!

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I've often left salad but wouldn't have thought to get a doggy bag for it

@nc8765

Well, I'd be absolutely stuffed on 1/3 of a salad too OP!

I'd say 1/4 is just about right...

I can only manage a 6th

Depends where you eat. What was your salad? Pizza Express and co the salads can be more calorific than the pizza.

We went out tonight, I had a prosciutto starter, risotto and lemon tart. None of the portions were big.

Go to the bloody campsite I'm on then yes huge portions with chips with everything.

I'd love to know what was in your salad that could make that many meals!

Half a salad? Do people really eat like that? I looked at a banana on Tuesday and still feel full.

Massive salad week on Mumsnet.

I had a piece of cress for my dinner. Probably won't feel hungry again until Monday.

The other day I ate a whole Camembert starter, then a ribeye with chips, then a sticky toffee pudding.

DS2 loves the fact that he gets a massive piece of fish. And he eats everything!

Today’s gold medal in MN competitive under-eating goes to….

@vampirethriller

Half a salad? Do people really eat like that? I looked at a banana on Tuesday and still feel full.

Do you know how much sugar is in a banana?!?! Enough to seep in through your eyeballs 👀