Hey Doc

Every Friday, San Jose Mercury News has this section called "Eye". Its an entertainment guide for the Bay Area. Of course, it does not lack of restaurant ads. I noticed in this issue, there were 6 ads of AYCE buffet. If you don't know what this is, you pay a flat fee, you can eat as much as you want at the premise (no doggy bags). Some places will change extra if you have lots of left-overs in your plates.
Are we becoming such a pig that there is demand for more of this type of restaurants ? Yes, I admit that I go to those places myself. I like the varieties of the food they serve so I can taste each of them. But I regretted everytime because I always over-ate. You automatically get the feeling that you need to eat until you get your money's worth because they let you eat ALL YOU CAN.
Since there is no restriction on how much food you can take, people tend to take more then they can consume or simply did not like the taste, so much of the food ended up get thrown away (I don't even want to think that they may recycle it).
Over consumption is bad for the resources. How many lobsters or crabs they have to catch to fill up that large tray which got emptied in a blink ?
So next time you step into one of those restaurants, eat like your normal will and think conservation.