On May 10, 9:25=A0am, lc <lol7...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Eateries shrink dishes and prices, but checks stay the same
> 5/10/08
>
> Restaurants are offering smaller, cheaper ****tions, but that doesn't
> mean dainty dining. Instead, people are using smaller dishes as an
> excuse to add to their orders, spending =97 and probably eating =97 just
> as much as before.
>
> T.G.I. Friday's, Quiznos and Au Bon Pain and other "fast-casual"
> restaurants have introduced smaller, cheaper alternatives to supersize
> ****tions. The twist: Diners who order the petite ****tions are also
> likely to indulge in an appetizer or dessert.
>
> An October article in The Journal of Consumer Research summarized
> three studies showing that low-calorie counts and health claims at
> fast-food restaurants have "a halo effect" that causes diners to
> underestimate the calories in main dishes and choose higher-calorie
> side dishes, drinks or desserts.
>
> "These studies help explain why the success of fast-food restaurants
> serving lower-calorie foods has not led to the expected reduction in
> total calorie intake and obesity rates," wrote the authors, Pierre
> Chandon of France's INSEAD Business School and Brian Wansink at
> Cornell University.
>
> Call it the room-for-dessert
factor.http://www.usatoday.com/money/industri=
es/food/2008-05-10-shrinking-po...
You apparently Don't Eat Out much, DumbAss.........There are LOTS of
Places that offer MORE FOOD than you can Possibly Eat for just a Few
Bucks.........Get yourself a JOB and try Eating Out once in a
while..........Dork..........
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