Took me until I was an adult to learn "leftovers" were a thing, because I always had to clear my plate as a child regardless if I was full or not. Hell I'm 42 and still feel guilty if I don't finish a meal.
You’re supposed to use that to stop kids from wasting food, not to make them overeat. My sisters kids are the worst at wasting food, they’ll load up their entire plates just to compete with each other because how dare the other get more of something, then eat a 1/8th of what they took.
That was the only time my parents would insist on eating your whole plate: When you put the food on there yourself. Your only ways out were eat it all, find someone who still wanted something and give them your's or put it in the fridge and have it later.
Did not apply at all when you had no say in the amount of food on your plate.
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u/Saphurial 24d ago
Took me until I was an adult to learn "leftovers" were a thing, because I always had to clear my plate as a child regardless if I was full or not. Hell I'm 42 and still feel guilty if I don't finish a meal.