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Our report about how restaurant dinner plates have grown from 9" in the 1960s to 12" today grabbed a lot of attention. With so much extra room on our plates, many restaurants are filling up that extra space with more food. The food is relatively cheap, but not necessarily good for us.
We did our math wrong and were too conservative with our initial estimates of how much extra space. Many viewers reminded us that 3" more space on a round plate = 78 percent more space. (We reported that it was a 33 percent increase -- we forgot to use the simple middle school math formula a = pi * r2).
Seventy-eight percent more food -- talk about a mouth-full!
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hola, tom, getting ready to order an italian tomato press and ravioli mold from williams-sonoma. i have the stainless steel pasta machine. hoping for some good energy to make a batch of pasta, the ravioli and freeze them and marinara sauce when the tomatoes come on:-) i can control my portions at home, but there's always seconds . . . . . i eat out once every 3 or 4 months with a friend. people once didn't have enough food, so obesity wasn't a problem. white noise obviously produces tension in the human psyche that then comforts with food. one of my faves is still the chuck roast cut in chunks and stewed down until it falls apart (almost 3 hours on the stove) with water and LOTS of garlic for shredded beef for tacos and burritos. i put the meat in a corn tortilla fold it and fry it in hot oil. quick meal when you have already made a pot of the shredded beef, easy for teenagers to fix at home. cooking at home is very tasty and saves $ and the weight gain. many life styles are achanging across america, for the better . . . . . have a great week-end, blessings, anna martina
Anna,
To answer your question:
"MY GIRL" is an expression for "my dear friend."
No kids. AS IF !!
Smile. (Don't want kids)
Into talk radio. This is my path to wisdom and understanding everything political.
Rush (I know you have heard of him) says he is surprised Obama finds his way to the Oval Office.
Huge fan of 91.3 TALK. Deep, interesting, current topics, smart hosts and guests. They discuss
hot issues and current political subjects. Yesterday, the "General" crisis was the topic and
I learned so much. They talked about the General's DNA. Who he is.
What makes him tick.
You cook. So do I. 'Cuz of Brian and "Today" - I am more aware of "being healthy."
Peace Out! (Do ya get that?). Smile.
Mr. President, did I hear "Twitters?"
Ouch!
Just saw Thursday's broadcast via Nightly News web site.
Set aside the iconic beauty, the sweet, caring personality, Princess Di showed the world
that people afflicted with AIDS are still human beings deserving of unconditional love
and compassion.
A Prophecy of Princess Diana
The shining of by body.
fulsome and deadly as his hunter's eye,
terrified as the deer I turned him into,
I, too, am dogged by what I know is coming
Part of a poem by Jane Gentry
Phyllis,
Lovely poem. Thanks. Fan of Princess Di.