A brunch buffet combines two of the largest measured effects on how much people eat. Variety raises intake by 44 to 60% against a single-food meal, and it needs foods differing across several senses at once — which a brunch spread does in every dimension there is. Eating in company raises it again, graded by group size: +33% with one companion, up to +96% at a table of eight, partly because conversation lengthens the meal and longer meals are larger. The approach: survey first without a plate, decide what you actually want, fill one plate, sit down. Protein first, vegetables for volume, carbs and sweets as accents, and skip the juice — whole apple cut later intake by 15% where juice did essentially nothing.
This companion covers the brunch challenge, the strategy, and intentional enjoyment. (6 min read)
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