Finish your plate or pay more!
updated the 17 August 2015 à 14:23Combating wastefulness is practiced in some restaurants, but is it also a great way to target obesity?
The concept originated in recent years in some restaurants as an “incentive” to encourage consumers not to waste food.
The “you finish your plate” ethos of our childhood is universal, but now it is also being introduced in some stores around the world including Sapporo, the fifth largest city in Japan, according to Influencia.org , the magazine specializing in trending and communication.
The menu of a fish restaurant explains to customers tempted to bite off more than you can chew will “pay a fine that will be a donation” as “gratitude and appreciation for the fishermen who provided the food. ”
Childish? This is probably the last way found by the conservator to tackle the weighty issue of waste in our consumer lifestyles.
Over the past 50 years, we have grown to feel more free vis-à-vis food and our desires. Buffets are a fine example, the epitome of unabashed eater. It has become acceptable to waste , as it has become common to indulge in gluttony and eat without being hungry.
It’s no surprise that this attitude has partially contributed to an explosion in the number of overweight children and adults in developed countries.
So could the message “Enough wasting” also help in the fight against obesity?
Attached to the inevitable “are you hungry?”, it would probably raise a few furrowed brows but lead to a few more fair “portions” when cooking or ordering.
Mathieu Rached
(Photo: Archon6812)
