http://the-mediterranean-diet.com/the-sonoma-diet-the-new-diet-on-the-block.html Healthy diet & weight loss tips, articles, and related guides based on the Mediterranean diet. Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:04:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://the-mediterranean-diet.com/the-sonoma-diet-the-new-diet-on-the-block.html/comment-page-1#comment-590 jane parris Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:41:52 +0000 http://the-mediterranean-diet.com/the-sonoma-diet-the-new-diet-on-the-block.html#comment-590 Another reason Americans (and Australians) eat more than Europeans is because our standard dinner plate is a full inch larger in diameter than a standard French dinner plate and we tend to fill it up to nearer the edges. The French arrange their food in the centre of the plate and leave a wider margin around - therefore, less food on the plate! Another reason Americans (and Australians) eat more than Europeans is because our standard dinner plate is a full inch larger in diameter than a standard French dinner plate and we tend to fill it up to nearer the edges. The French arrange their food in the centre of the plate and leave a wider margin around – therefore, less food on the plate!

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