Lifehacker has an ask the readers section going on about how to eat healthy on a small budget, a very pressing question. I’ve mentioned how it can get hard to eat healthy on a small budget in the US where empty carbs are so cheap and sugar in everything, you might find some tips in here.
Tyler Brulee in the Financial Times a few weeks back wrote that on
should eat 1/3 of the portion in an American restaurant and 1/2 of a portion
in a European restaurant.
Makes sense to me.
Jil
That entirely makes sense and fits with what I’d expect. I’m personally always struggling to leave stuff on the plate at US restaurants, but I’m getting slightly better.
If your partner or a friend likes the same type of food as you, ask to split an entree. 
Or ask for a box as soon as your entree arrives.
Liz, My folks say that they split a meal in half right away to take 1/2 home. Then they split the other half to eat at the restaurant. That’s how big the portions at their favorite restaurant are.
I don’t eat out anymore. I like to control what I eat too much to leave it up to a chef.
