Bigger bowls prompt kids to want more, waste more

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Bigger bowls prompt kids to want more, waste more

By Shereen Jegtvig NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who are given larger bowls will ask for more cereal than when they're given smaller bowls, and will more than likely overeat or waste the excess food, according to a new study. Research has show that adults serve themselves bigger portions when they're given bigger plates, by as much as 22 percent, said Brian Wansink, a professor of consumer behavior at the Cornell Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University. Each child was randomly selected to receive either a small eight-ounce bowl or a large 16-ounce bowl. Researchers asked the children how much cereal they wanted for a morning snack and then poured dry cereal into the bowls until the kids said to stop.

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