You have a very valid point – many people are looking for excuses as to why they overeat, we like to blame something, or at least give it a label it seems!

Isn’t it true that people feel better when they can say I’m “allergic to,” or I have a “hormonal imbalance,” or my “medication causes weight gain?” As if the label somehow removes the blame! Now don’t get me wrong, many of these conditions are absolutely valid, however for some reason people feel more ‘normal’ by having a label placed upon their condition.

I wish we had more biodegradable packaging options here. It took me ages just to find biodegradable garbage bags. Not that we produce much waste, given that we eat mostly fresh food (and a weekly takeaway or meal out), with the worms eating the scraps, hair and paper, and the pets chewing up any bones.

The crux of the portioning dilemma is that most people don’t realise that they eat way more than the body actually needs. I read a comment in another dietary blog that someone was considering eating a 2kg steak – which they didn’t comprehend is more protein than even a marathon runner would require.

I’m sorry to bang on, but I think it’s an easy/lazy excuse for people to blame packaging for not portioning, instead of admitting that they may be being greedy. In fact it almost sounds like these same people consume food straight from the vessel/packaging instead of serving out a measured portion. I mean, why doesn’t it occur to people that you are supposed to pour sugar from a shaker onto a spoon, instead of splashing an adhoc amount into your drink or cooking? It’s common sense.