Does The Color Of Your Dishware Affect/Effect Your Taste Buds? (restaurant, drinking water) - cooking, cuisine, meat, vegetables, restaurants, diet, prices, allergies... - City-Data Forum

tijlover · 10-06-2010, 06:25 PM

Most of my dishware I've bought at thrift stores, all mis-matched. I like it that way. I have plates, bowls, cups in many colors. I met up with another woman at a thrift store one day, and all her dishware is multi-colored like mine. It creates a real conversation piece when you have guests over. And this way you can even ask you guests: What color plate would you like?

I particularly like eating salad out of my cobalt blue salad bowl, it doesn't seem as tasty eaten out of a wooden salad bowl or a white bowl.

I have dinner plates, and I prefer eating my meal from a plate that is bright orange ringed with colbalt blue.

And you? The color of your dishware makes no difference to you, whether you're eating out at a restaurant or at someone else's house? When your food is delivered onto a colored plate (like you may hate the color gray or red)
it doesn't affect/effect your appetite?

Even glassware. I like drinking water from a blue glass, not clear glass, no other shade of glass. Same with milk. With milk, a clear glass.

graytabbie · 10-07-2010, 05:22 AM

Interesting thoughts. In my family, we are really creatures of habit, more than preferring one color over another. For example, some family members have "their fork" or "their coffee cup" or other favorite items. When I eat at my sister's house, I always use the same plate. I love the idea of mis-matched dishware! I grew up that way, and although I'm an avid thrift store shopper, I never thought of buying dishes that way. Now I want to go shopping and jazz up my tableware!

pennel · 10-07-2010, 05:31 AM

It dosent affect your taste buds but it does affect the amount you eat.
There was a study done and that is what they said is that it affect the
amount you eat due to the color and pattern on the plate.

findinghope · 10-07-2010, 09:59 AM

white dinner ware makes a meal look nicer. most upper class dining places have white dishes.
at home we have white, and we also have the colorful ones. we always use the white for some reason.
i have been to places like Golden Corral (buffet restaurant) and they have different color dishes, and somehow--even though i can see that the dish is clean, it does affect me a little. i guess i just prefer the white.
i do also like white with a small colorful design on the outer rim.

knows-the-truth · 10-07-2010, 10:09 AM

Not for me. Food is food and if I'm hungry I'm eating!

Amy996 · 10-07-2010, 10:10 AM

I heard about that study too, the color blue is supposed to be an appetite suppressant. I bought some blue plates and it didn't make a difference (since my favorite color is blue and I love food!). Here is a link about it: Color Matters - The Effects of Color on the Body - Appetite

The big thing with us and plates is to only eat on small lunch plates for every meal so it looks like a lot of food to control our portions. Having many colors is fun!

pekemom · 10-07-2010, 01:33 PM

I've also heard that blue plates suppress appetite, red or yellow increases appetite, but I don't think it really matters......

kshe95girl · 10-07-2010, 05:44 PM

All my dinnerware is white, that way I can put any color accessories with it, and it works.
I also have quite a bit of green Depression glass that I like to use, but, since green is really a neutral, it works!

tijlover · 10-07-2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Amy996

I heard about that study too, the color blue is supposed to be an appetite suppressant. I bought some blue plates and it didn't make a difference (since my favorite color is blue and I love food!). Here is a link about it: Color Matters - The Effects of Color on the Body - Appetite

The big thing with us and plates is to only eat on small lunch plates for every meal so it looks like a lot of food to control our portions. Having many colors is fun!

Very interesting link there on the color blue.

I religiously have a slice of cake 365 days of the year, no day is complete without my slice of cake.

I can only imagine if I added some blue food coloring to my frosting or cake dough. Yikes! I couldn't eat it!

TheJagMan · 10-07-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Amy996

I heard about that study too, the color blue is supposed to be an appetite suppressant. I bought some blue plates and it didn't make a difference (since my favorite color is blue and I love food!). Here is a link about it: Color Matters - The Effects of Color on the Body - Appetite

The big thing with us and plates is to only eat on small lunch plates for every meal so it looks like a lot of food to control our portions. Having many colors is fun!

I fully agree that it does make a difference, but color is only a "micro" factor in the "macro" factor of atmosphere. Like anything else, the amount will vary from person to person.