In a recent article in the Miami Herald the point was made regarding how portions in the restaurants aren't congruent with the intake (of calories, carbs etc.) recommended for healthy human consumption, thus creating more people with weight difficulties.
Some people, as an acquaintance of mine pointed out, simply take the extra food home and divide it into 2 or more meals. This isn't only a healthier and more appropriate way to eat, but also does wonders for cost savings, since a $12 meal split into maybe 3 portions winds up costing only $4 per meal, typically less than what one would spend by cooking at home.
The moral of this is to watch what you eat and just as important - how much you eat and split the extraneous food into multiple leftovers. Of course what makes this approach that much easier is doing the same via takeout. You simply order online, and have multiple meals in the comfort of your home, enjoying the convenience and the savings while eating the appropriate amounts of food. And thus having large portions isn't so bad, after all... provided a little common sense is applied.
