On May 10, 3:55 pm, SrRojo <drj2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 10, 11:13 am, "theloneranger...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> <theloneranger...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On May 10, 9:25 am, lc <lol7...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > Eateries shrink dishes and prices, but checks stay the same
> > > 5/10/08
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> > > 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
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> > > as much as before.
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> > > T.G.I. Friday's, Quiznos and Au Bon Pain and other "fast-casual"
> > > restaurants have introduced smaller, cheaper alternatives to
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> > > ****tions. The twist: Diners who order the petite ****tions are also
> > > likely to indulge in an appetizer or dessert.
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> > > 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.
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> > > "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.
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> > > Call it the room-for-dessert
factor.http://www.usatoday.com/money/indu=
stries/food/2008-05-10-shrinking-po...
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> > 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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> --"I goded to a resstrant called free soup kitchan. Another callded St
> Vincante da paul to."--L'il Jak
The soup kitchen....is yet another sign of the times...due to the cost
of food going up and job loses and a higher need, the food pantries
are running low.
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