If you think you’ll be embarrassed at asking for your meal to be packed in takeaway boxes, order right to start off with. If you’ve been practicing mindful eating (if you don’t know what that is, or want to know more, click here), you should realise how much food you generally need at a meal to feel full by now.
When items on the menu all look so tempting, and you want to order a starter, a main and a dessert, just order your main first. Tell yourself you can always order more later if you still feel hungry. Chances are, you won’t, and you will be glad you held yourself back. Or you may decide to share a dessert with your friend, and feel satisfied enough after. Isn’t that better than both of you leaving the table, each with a half-eaten dessert and your wallets emptier than it needs to be?
Afterall, always remember, you can always add on orders, but you can’t always have them cancelled.
Follow these tips, and you reduce food wastage from today onward!