Friday, June 19, 2009

Friday Snack: But we're 43.7% hungrier!

I love the studies that come out of the Cornell food lab. This is the gang that measures the subconscious effects of plate sizes, the shape of drinking glasses, etc. on how much we eat.

Eg. The size of plates has increased so much over the years, that antique dealers find people often think old dinner plates are dessert/bread plates.

But the size of our dishes may not be the only thing that's increased over the years--here's their latest study on The Joy of Cooking: (from the Spring newsletter)

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