Dinner Plate Sizes Over The Years

Hold the microwave steamed veggies please forever.

Dinner plate sizes over the years. This set has a bright creamy hue similar. Since 1960 the overall surface area of an average dinner plate has increased 36 percent. In fact since the 1970s the average size of foods from fast food chains restaurants and grocery stores has increased by 138. Since the early 1900s the size of a normal american dinner plate has become at least 25 larger.

Of course with increased portion sizing comes increased caloric intake. By the year 2000 the average dinner plate was 11 inches in diameter and now itâ s not unusual to find dishes that are 12 inches or larger. Simply reducing the size of a plate or. The calorie differences are illustrated in the graphic below.

The size of your dinner plate can affect your weight. In the 1960s plates were roughly 9 inches in diameter. The dinner plate a symbol of nurturing and domestic plenty is as reliable a time capsule as fashion or pop music. Cited figures which show that a range of everyday supermarket products have increased in size over the last 20 years.

37 heads for dinner. The plate industry has had its own growth spurt during the past 50 years. In 1970 americans took in an average of 2 160 calories per day. A few decades ago plates measured 7 to 9 inches.

Back in a modern kitchen you suddenly notice how vast everything is 28cm has become a normal diameter for a dinner plate which in the 1950s would have been 25cm. Since these increases happen slowly over time it s hard to notice it happening. We eat off of big plates. The average dinner plate we commonly use today measures 11 or 12 inches across.

In the 1980s they grew to around 10 inches. Today it has skyrocketed to 2 673 daily calories per person. By 2009 plate size had grown to 12 inches with the capacity to hold about 1900 calories. Trends are easy to spot and easy to mock as one decade s go to dish becomes the next decade s punch line.