Should men get bigger portions in restaurants than women?

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

I pretty much always get a doggy bag, OP. So I get two meals out of most meals out. I already know myself what my food amount limit is and like that I get leftovers to eat for lunch the next day. Why should I be deprived at that because somebody thinks they can police better than me how much I should eat?

harry Bailey esq

Balanadan wrote: »

Men have a higher recommended daily calorie allowance than women so why are they served the same size portions in restaurants?


Is this practice unhealthy and contributing to our obesity epidemic?

I don't bother myself with such poppycock, I've tidy scam going with the use of a 10" plate.....

rom

Clearly you can just "Go Large".

macchoille

Bit of a silly thread. Where would you stop.

I’m a pint sized male 164cm , 62kg. My calorific requirement would be less than the average male. So should I get less ? Should an athlete be given more than an average person.

You get what you pay for, simple as.

na1

macchoille wrote: »

You get what you pay for, simple as.

That's not how the socialism works. Ireland is a socialist country.

newport2

BuboBubo wrote: »

Does that really happen? I've heard anecdotal evidence that a woman orders a plate of dock leaves, then proceeds to devour her fellas steak.

Has it ever happened though?

Never seen it happen in a restaurant, but it definitely happens for takeaways.

"Ok dear, I'm ordering now. Are you sure you don't want anything?"

"No darling, I told you I'm not hungry at all".

Takeaway arrives and she wants to share.

It was one big upside to me marrying a vegetarian

jmayo

Balanadan wrote: »

Couldn't they just have one menu for men, and one for women?

Ehh what about transgender or someone who identifies as whatever e.g American ?

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

There was an Austrian-style restaurant near Donard years back. You could have as much as you wanted, but you paid by the weight of each item. Sorted.

Was it in a big basement ?

BuboBubo wrote: »

Does that really happen? I've heard anecdotal evidence that a woman orders a plate of dock leaves, then proceeds to devour her fellas steak.

Has it ever happened though?

My other half saw it in operation in a nice hotel in Spain.
It was off season so hotel fairly quiet.

Lady in her 20s, and she was very fit looking I must say , had a plate of lettuce and assorted greenery in front of her from the buffet.
She could have been eating a horse or a cabbage for all I noticed.

Anyway the hubbie had plate of meats, veg, etc.
He went back to get something at buffet and she dived into some of the food on his plate as soon as his back was turned.
When he got back she was back again to nibbling on her lettuce.

I often wondered if he noticed how some of his food was always disappearing.
Then again she was in very good shape so he mightn't have cared.

topper75

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

There was an Austrian-style restaurant near Donard years back. You could have as much as you wanted, but you paid by the weight of each item. Sorted.

Fair dinkum I say.

Steve F

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

This is why the man should order for the woman. If she looks like she's put on a few pounds order her a salad.

Either very brave or very stupid!