Word: meals
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...minutes Haig discussed the situation with Prime Minister Thatcher in her upstairs study, then retired to the dining room for a steak-and-potatoes working meal. In all, Haig spent more than five hours with the Prime Minister. Her message, according to a top British official: "Stop talking about American even-handedness and tell the junta to obey the Security Council resolution to withdraw its forces. Only after this happens will we be prepared to talk about the future of the islands." Added a senior member of the British Cabinet: "While we want a diplomatic solution, we are absolutely determined...
...attempt to cope with an increase in food prices, HUDS has taken the reshuffling approach to budgetary restraints. Instead of continuing to offer us a wide variety of entrée options, they have decided to merely serve up the daily offerings multiple times in multiple locations at each meal...
...trays—a move that effectively puts a very small price on eating more than a few plates worth of food—doesn’t come close to addressing the root of the problem. Students don’t consider the costs of their meals because their meals don’t have a cost. If HUDS charged for food on an à-la-carte basis, waste and over-consumption would dramatically decrease. Under the current system, the amount that people pay for food is unrelated to how much they eat, or even how many meals...
...phenomenon of “retail therapy”—buying new clothing or going out to a nice meal to improve one’s mood—is well known, but the authors of the study found indications that it extends even to objects not normally associated with a boost in happiness...
...full. But personally, I don’t know what 80% full feels like, and surrounded by food I haven’t prepared myself, I don’t want to live by guesswork. (In many restaurants, a stick of butter can easily slip into a meal and go unnoticed by even the most calorie-conscious diners.) These placards aren’t mandates. They’re tools to make informed decisions, implements to hold the chefs accountable for preparing healthy foods, and methods of educating ourselves on portion size and nutritional content?...