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haha, yeah, my parents were in a similar situation eating a single pancake for breakfast when they stayed at friends. Later same friends invited home and were surprised of the amount of pancakes prepared and then eaten. The friends raised the question how many pancakes they prepared earlier and got a good laugh that it was obviously not enough. Later on they started to prepare more food. Sorry, trying to be short.
– akostadinov
Commented Nov 22, 2017 at 17:01
@akostadinov - a perfect example. My mum always feels guilty visiting her aunt, they eat more in one meal than we do in a day so no matter how much my mum eats there's always loads left. They took us out for a Chinese takeaway one time, I had no idea people bought one meal per person as we have always shared 3 meals with rice between the seven of us! They even bought spare meals so there would be more choices as well as sides and dessert. I've never seen so much food in one place!
– Lord Jebus VII
Commented Nov 22, 2017 at 17:21
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@LordJebusVII I ended up doing what you are suggesting, having a smaller meal before eating with them. It's because of your last paragraph that I never said anything to them but I thought I ask here about how I could approach this. Thanks.
– Tycho's Nose
Commented Nov 22, 2017 at 20:24
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This answer hits the crux--they are acclimated to small portions. Friend family of mine is the same. I went to their house for Thanksgiving, they made big happy drama about how much they were going to eat (it was my everyday portion), then none of them finished their plate, and then they sat around the rest of the day moaning about how stuffed they were.
– Paulb
Commented Nov 25, 2017 at 13:03
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Not only are they not hungry, if they have genetic tendency towards slow metabolism (sounds like they might--friend was overweight and friend's mom was constantly watching her weight) it might be the nutritionally correct amount for them. If it was a large package of ravioli, it might even be the serving size suggested on the package!
– user3067860
Commented Nov 26, 2017 at 19:06

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