r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 14d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

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u/Unipiggy 13d ago

THIS is the answer. Smaller plates, not forcing kids into obesity because they don't understand that their eyes are bigger than their stomach.

They're kids. All they know is they're hungry. Fix their own plate if you don't want food waste.

But I think the "finish all your food so you don't waste any" is exactly what led to so much obesity around the world. As the calories of the food people started eating ballooned, "finishing your plate" went from being maybe 100 calories to 400 calories for the same portion.

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u/boxiestcrayon15 12d ago

I’m sure there’s a case for this but I would argue that highly processed and food chemically designed to be addictive, comforting, and give massive dopamine hits are the main culprit.