We are cut from the same fabric. I too love mac & chz and would likely take 1-1.5C to cover half the plate, with meat weighing down the other half! I don't need no stinkin' Vegetables...BUT...We are a small percentage, especially at a wedding. The ladies between 18 and 40 are too worried about how they appear to each other and the single men to EVER be seen pigging out on half a plate of ANYTHING, let alone mac & cheese! If they even try some, it will be a fork full with a sampling of other items. The guys eat more, yes, but the plate will be meat laden with a "slightly" larger than average portion of their favorite side and a sampling of other stuff that looks good. This is why, with sides, you can figure 2-4 oz portions, with the ladies eating less leaving more for Guys like us.
My Dad was notorious for going to a family event or buffet restaurant and eating nothing but meat. IF there was Shrimp on the buffet, he would fill a plate for an app, fill up again as the entree and sides, taking a salad plate of other meat, to not look like he was eating just shrimp and follow up with another plate load of shrimp for dessert! If the meal was plated and served, Dad always generously tipped the tables server to bring out extra meat when the room had been served. At one memorable wedding, the entree was a choice of Filet Mignon or Crab Stuffed Flounder. As the room settled in to eat, the server showed up with 8 additional servings of BOTH beef and fish! One of each for each guest at our table! She later brought out a To-Go container for the few remaining portions we were too stuffed to eat.:p...JJ
