'Tis the Season

FOOD FIGHT

With Holy Week imminent for Christians, this story seems topical:

Using computer models, [two scientists] studied the food content and portion sizes in 52 of the most famous paintings of The Last Supper, from the years 1000 to 2000 [and] found that portion sizes in the paintings have increased dramatically over the past millennium. They compared the size of loaves of bread, main dishes and plates to the size of the heads of the disciples and Jesus in the artwork, including Leonardo DaVinci's famous depiction ...

Over the 1,000-year period, the main course size increased by 69 percent, plate size 66 percent and loaves of bread 23 percent. The biggest increases in size came after 1500.

The only thing I can get out of this is that I can eat as much as I want during the Easter feast. Bring on the leg of lamb!