Portion Control

POSTED 05/04/2006 UNDER Food • Retail

I was at Black Ink in Harvard Square last week, and was drawn to this green cafeteria tray with matching cup. I don't know why...I just had to have it.

My sis says I can use it to control the size of the portions I eat, much as we theorized with Mr Bento. We actually both have them now, but haven't taken any pictures of it yet. I guess I just like things that hold food...weird! :-)

Here's another shot of the tray. I may use this as a photo prop for the bizarre asian snacks that I've been trying. There are so many...they all deserve to be celebrated (and then eaten). I haven't been shooting many pictures lately, but now that it's warmer I'm feeling more in the mood.

Comments

1. psg said on 05/04/2006 09:53AM...

i love my bento but i need a larger rice portion! (i am not the typical american—or maybe i am b/c i need a bigger portion) please share what nosh you are enjoying. i think the tray is wonderful! it would be good for me. if i’m doing a “traditional” meal i often forget to actually make the vegetables, but if there was an empty section—i’d realize it. before the meal was completed. :)

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2. Emily said on 05/04/2006 10:58AM...

Ooh, I love the green…retro cool! What is it about compartmentalizing food that is so fun? I found this on my friend’s list of links on her blog…many creative ideas for a bento style lunchbox.

http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/

3. grendel said on 05/04/2006 05:46PM...

Love the tray.
Maybe I should adopt one myself.
I used to have a militray surplus metal tray.
But the green is soo thing.

4. beth said on 05/05/2006 06:48AM...

This would be really fun to have a set of for a tv-dinner themed dinner party.

5. Dave Seah said on 05/05/2006 05:51PM...

Yeah, it’s totally awesome. I was thinking of getting a set of them, but I have so much junk in my house already that I thought maybe I should just have one. I love the idea of the TV dinner theme party…I miss those old ones that were still in the foil :-) Every once in a while I get a “Hungry Man” salisbury steak TV dinner, but it just isn’t quite the same now that it’s in the plastic tray.

6. Ian Muir said on 05/05/2006 06:59PM...

This gives me flashbacks to traying, a sport my roommate and I invented in college that involved a lunch tray, cooking spray and any carpeted surface.

The rules are basic. Spray the bottom of the tray with cooking spray and place it about at a predetermined position. Get a good running start and jump on the tray. Whoever gets the farthest without falling wins. We also attempted a modified version of tray jousting but that wasn’t pretty.

7. SK said on 05/15/2006 05:54AM...

Yes, this is neat. Are there any other products like this? I tried a brief search and found a few sites. This site has lots of info:
http://www.portioncontrol.com

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