Menu-dependent food choices and food waste

We use a combination of randomized field experiments and online surveys to test how the menu design affects food choices waste. In our experiment, participants face one two menus: narrow that only displays small portion food, or broad also contains bigger portions. While all options are equally available in both menus, they differ easy fast different can be made. Our results show that, compared menu, ordered smaller portions food. Importantly, intake was similar across conditions, leading significant waste reduction under menu. survey suggest these consistent with anchoring menu-dependent self-control theories. discuss implication real world settings.