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Originally Posted by raymor
I'm a vegetarian. I'm convinced that it would be healthier to have a few servings of meat each week, though. By "servings" I mean traditional sized servings, not super sized. The Quarter Pounder was a big burger when it came out. The original McDonald's burger was 1.6 oz. At 12 oz., a Triple Whopper could be considered eight servings of meat - a week's worth.
I think our bodies are made for 1950s style servings of 1.6 ounces, not 12 ounce Triple Whoppers, but we are designed to eat SOME meat - that's why we have canine teeth, but just four canine teeth and twenty-eight teeth for vegetables and grains.
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Yep serving sizes have gotten huge.
My mom recently had to move into a nursing home for a while and the first few days she complained to me about the lack of food because the portions were tiny. I pointed out that the portions were likely a normal suggested portion size, but that they were not what she was used to. After a few days the nutritionist there told her she was actually getting 1800 calories a day so the portions were normal.
Now that she has been there a few weeks she as adjusted to it and sometimes doesn't even eat it all.