Importantly, however, the bigger fork may encourage people to eat less only when their goal is to eat a full meal and satisfy their hunger — precisely the goal of most restaurant-goers.

Take a bite “If there’s food on your fork, either take the bite or put the fork down,” Sturges says. Don’t just hold the fork next to your face in the frame like it’s your new spouse in ...

Then pick up your dinner fork and push the piece of bread or roll to the sauce, let it soak up some of the sauce and then slide your fork underneath the piece of bread or roll and bring to your mouth.

Here it is: “The Two-Bite Rule.” Just like my mother taught me, I told my rambunctious boys they had to take at least two bites of everything on their plate — no negotiations. Anyone can ...

Faced with a big plate of food, "people don't visually feel that they are making progress toward satiating their hunger goal with a small fork," suggests Mishra, so they consume more.