Barbara Rolls,a nutrition professor at Pennsylvania State University,told USA Today that restaurant portion sizes began to grow in the 1970s,the same time that the American waistline began to expand.
Health experts have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions. Now,apparently,some customers are calling for this too. The restaurant industry trade magazine QSR reported last month that 57 percent of more than 4,000 people surveyed believe restaurants serve portions that are too large;23 percent had no opinion;20 percent disagreed. But a closer look at the survey indicates that many Americans who cant afford fine dining still prefer large portions. Seventy percent of those earning at least $150,000 per year prefer smaller portions;but only 45 percent of those earning less than $25,000 want smaller.
Its not that working class Americans dont want to eat healthy. Its just that,after long hours at low-paying jobs,getting less on their plate hardly seems like a good deals. They live from paycheck to paycheck,happy to save a little money for next years Christmas presents.
31. Parents in the United States tend to ask their children
A) to save food for tomorrow.
B) to wash the dishes clean.
C) not to waste food at meals.
D) not to eat too much at meals.
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