> > Order meatloaf. > > > > 3 steak-sized slabs of dense ground beef (could stand some add-ins), plus salad, veg, > > potato, soup, and bread. > > I like good hearty portions, but a lot of places go nuts with it. The lunch place > near my office tends to do that. They have meals that are usually rice, protein, and > salad or vegetable, but they shovel a pound and a half of rice into the container. > It's like, if I eat all of that, I'm going to be in a coma at my desk for the next > two hours.
It's the American way on three counts: over-consumption, wastage, and a chance at weight gain. Changing it would be unpatriotic.
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