Shrinkage

I first heard about McDonald's voluntarily dropping the term "super-size" from their product selection awhile ago, but I hadn't realized that the trend towards rationalizing portion sizes had been embraced by junk food manufacturers as much as it apparently has - Chris pointed this article from the Globe & Mail out to me over the weekend. I think that the tiny cans of Pepsi are really cute in concept; I remember bring enamoured with the little mini cans of soft drinks used by British Airways when we flew to Scotland to get married. I'm just annoyed to learn that companies aren't lowering their prices by a proportional amount to sell their appropriately-sized products!

Also must say that I'm a little disappointed in Martha. It's St. Patrick's Day, and her website is promoting Easter stuff. Nary a shamrock or green beer in sight ...

Comments

[Carolyn J.]

Yeah sure, McD's gets rid of supersizes, but their regular sizes have been getting bigger over the years too. I've just sworn off french fries, and I'm surprised how little I miss them.