[quote=AN]How many restaurant owners do you know? I know a few mom&pop fast food restaurant owners and it’s nothing like you just described. Portion size are larger is because it’s cheaper to make larger portion and you charge more since the portion size is larger. It’s simple economic. Customers also will feel like that restaurant provide good value, so they’ll come back.
Regarding salt. Salty food taste better than bland food. So, unless you’re a perfect cook, it’s smarter to err on the side of salty vs bland.
People who are not well off like to think they get the most for their money. Which is why you see mid to low end restaurants, chains, and fast food tend to have large portion. While if you go to high end places, the portion size are not big at all. They are also not salty at all.[/quote]
the mom and pop restaurants do not have the marketing and research departments to push the salt and push the quantity. but they end up pushing the salt and pushing the quantity because those two things in the end serve them financially.
I do not think we actually disagree here.
the corporate food world and the mom and pop restaurant owners reach the same conclusion, which is portion size and heavy on the salt equate profit.
This is my point.
The other points you completely bypass, which is the large portions and the salt cause us to naturally eat more. This is more on a hormonal and chemical level.
So now you have a win-win scenario for the food industry.
–they can dial up the salt and dial up the portions
–food tastes better, customers think they get more bang for the bucks, and at the same time, the profit goes up
–but when the customers get sick and are on 4-5 meds in order to maintain this habit, we can’t point fingers at the food industry at all, because it is 100% the fault of the customer.
–and don’t try to limit advertisement to kids, that’s restricting their freedom of speech.
–and don’t force them to put on calorie info, that’s suppressing growth.
this is a very good set up.
can you imagine if a crack dealer gets the same free pass like that?
–we process the cocaine into crack because it is more addictive and cheaper
–the customer gets a better high, and they also get more bang for their bucks.
–but when the customer shows up in the ER with a heart attack, we can’t point the finger at the dealer at all, because the addict is 100% responsible.
