The Impact of Tableware on Diet

We all pay attention to hygiene when we eat. Whether it is the ingredients we eat or the need to wash our hands before we wash our hands, it is a manifestation of hygiene. Especially for the tableware that contains rice, it needs to be hygienic and healthy, otherwise it is very likely to directly enter our body and cause harm to our body. So, what is the impact of tableware on diet?

1. The color of the tableware will affect the taste.

The color of the tableware will affect the sense of taste. Different colors can bring different feelings and also affect people’s sense of taste. White tableware can highlight the sweetness of food more than black tableware, so when eating strawberry cake, white plates are even better, which is why white plates are usually chosen when eating desserts. The size of the utensils affects food intake, with larger utensils and larger portions resulting in more food and drinks being eaten compared to smaller utensils. White is the most common color of tableware, using white plates can make meals look more attractive. Use white tableware to put vegetables and fruits, orange and light green, both represent enthusiasm, can stimulate the secretion of gastric juice, and increase appetite. Using tableware of these colors, it is difficult to lose your appetite. Scientific research has found that the shape, color, and even volume and weight of tableware have an impact on people’s appetite. And some psychological experts have found that among the tableware made of all colors, orange and white are the most likely to stimulate people’s appetite, while red is the complete opposite, it suppresses people’s appetite. Two circles of the same size, one surrounded by many larger circles and one surrounded by much smaller circles, people will visually perceive the latter as larger. By the same token, for the same amount of food, people will visually feel that there are more servings in a small plate.

2. The size of the tableware will affect the intake of food. The impact of tableware on diet.

A new study recently found that when people consume food and non-alcoholic beverages, the larger the tableware and food portion, the greater the dietary intake. Total daily dietary energy intake could be reduced by 16% and 29% for adults in the UK and 29% in the US, respectively, if the use of larger utensils and “big portions” were eliminated. In the new study, data analysis showed that using large utensils and large portions of food resulted in eating more food and drinking more drinks than using smaller utensils and eating smaller portions. If the use of large tableware and large portions of food in the catering industry is continuously reduced, the total daily dietary energy intake of British adults can be reduced by 12%-16% (equivalent to 279 kcal), and the total daily energy intake of American adults can be reduced. 22%-29% (equivalent to 527 kcal). The researchers also found that the positive impact of smaller cutlery and food portions on total dietary intake was independent of factors such as gender, body mass index, hunger, and awareness of controlling one’s eating behavior.