The idea could be perfectly cute, and I feel like it would have been so easy to not make it "shame-y".
Like, "just a nibble", "pretty good!”, "yum!" and "my favorite". "I couldn't possibly...", "if you insist", and "thanks Grandma".
The idea could be perfectly cute, and I feel like it would have been so easy to not make it "shame-y".
Like, "just a nibble", "pretty good!”, "yum!" and "my favorite". "I couldn't possibly...", "if you insist", and "thanks Grandma".
Note to self: eat food that can stay piled high.
This is about as good an idea as nipple tassles for babies.
What an upsettingly evocative image. I love how much I hate it.
I do not enjoy the mental image it gave me, I hate it and its even worser that the babies are laughing in my mental image
I read this as hats with nipples on them which I think could be a pretty funny protest for places that don't allow breast feeding.
Seriously though, who would look at these plates and say "omg I have to have those?"
I think they're funny and could remind me to stick to smaller portions?
I mean I guess but I'm not too keen on the idea of needing a plate to tell me how much to eat.
I get your point, just know that there is other more purpose designed plates which can help people get an idea of the right portion sizes. The picture here has it photoshopped on but I've seen plates with this printed on and it seemed helpful

"cool, I'll give this to my mother-in-law. I'm sure she'll like it"
No z-limit means that these plates are meaningless for the creative cook.
I just eat my food out of a trough.
you guys use plates??
I really like the tradition some countries have where the plate is a flatbread or pancake of some sort.
Won't those get really soggy and fall to pieces in a washing machine?
Now you're making me want to eat injura. I love the spongy sour taste of them. Plus let's face it Ethiopian food is pretty good.
We've been doing that for a long time. We switched to plates around 13 or 1400 something, for unclear reasons.
These are not a good way to track how much you eat, get a calorie & nutrition tracking app
Passive vs active engagement.
These plates are a passive, very visual reminder. A tracker app requires you actively use the app, and not consciously/subconsciously underestimate portions.
Neither is a holistic solution, both require buy-in, each is going to have different effectiveness for different people.
Mam jeans?
It's it the dream of every little girl to become a mother? Now you know how!
I feel like there's a toxic body image/patriarchal component to only eating the large portion once you are a mother/soon to be a mother. Something about "letting yourself go" or something terrible like that
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