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DEL.ICIO.USWorst Plate Scenario
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Just as the Worst-Case Scenario handbooks tell readers how to survive an alligator attack, how to jump from a moving car and how to jump from building to building using advice from actual experts on everything from wildlife to the physics of gravity…..let’s think of the Worst Case Scenario when making food choices. So it’s really the Worst Plate Scenario. Loaded with fat and calories and just plain too huge… what are your votes for Worst Plate Scenario and how to escape???
Comments
By Mimi
February 15, 2007 03:31 PM | Link to this
Any serving of pasta at a restaurant is a worse plate scenario. Basically if it’s a cream based sauce, ask for it on the side and try to take half the plate home to heat up for lunch the next day. instead of pouring the sauce on the pasta, dip each forkful into the sauce. i do the same thing with salad dressing when a low fat option is not available.
By two meals for one!
February 23, 2007 01:49 PM | Link to this
Last night I got home too late for dinner so my H treated himself to takeout from the local Chinese. The portion was so big it made a perfect lunch for me for work the next day and there’s still even some left over. So I just see it as an extra meal that I won’t have to cook.
By share a meal/make a friend
February 23, 2007 02:02 PM | Link to this
Sometimes I share lunch with another co-worker that prefers smaller portions. One of us will go pick it up during lunchtime errands and bring it back to the office. That way we reduce expense as well as portion size. It works well for places that give huge portions.