Trays for food are disclosed. A tray includes a plurality of receptacles, or compartments, for different courses of a meal (e.g., the entrée, a vegetable, a fruit, a starch, a dessert, a drink, etc.). Compartments for relatively unhealthful items may be configured to make the portion sizes of those
Trays for food are disclosed. A tray includes a plurality of receptacles, or compartments, for different courses of a meal (e.g., the entrée, a vegetable, a fruit, a starch, a dessert, a drink, etc.). Compartments for relatively unhealthful items may be configured to make the portion sizes of those items appear to be larger than they are, while compartments for healthful items may be configured to make the portion sizes of those items appear to be smaller than they are. The tray may also be configured to ensure that healthful items are positioned closest to an individual who is eating from the tray. Methods for presenting food to an individual are also disclosed.
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1. A method for presenting food to an individual using a tray having a plurality of compartments therein and having a front and a back, comprising: presenting the individual with the tray with: a first compartment of the tray capable of containing a first serving of food being located adjacent to an
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A method for presenting food to an individual using a tray having a plurality of compartments therein and having a front and a back, comprising: presenting the individual with the tray with: a first compartment of the tray capable of containing a first serving of food being located adjacent to an edge of the tray facing the individual, the first compartment having a first surface area and a first volume;a second compartment of the tray capable of containing a second serving of food being located adjacent to the edge of the tray facing the individual, the second compartment having a second surface area and a second volume, the second surface area being smaller than the first surface area and the second volume being larger than the first, volume; anda beverage compartment shaped to contain a carton of milk having a rectangular bottom, the beverage compartment having an opening therein to prevent placement of food or a cylindrical beverage container into the beverage compartment;the first surface area of the first compartment being larger than the second surface area of the second compartment to provide an appearance that the first serving of food arranged over the first surface area is larger than the second serving of food arranged over the second surface area. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first compartment and the second compartment are both disposed at the front of the tray, whereby the individual might readily place an entrée in the larger first compartment and a side dish in the smaller second compartment. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein presenting the individual with the tray further comprises presenting the individual with a tray with: a utensil compartment of the tray disposed at the back of the tray, the utensil compartment being configured to accommodate eating utensils rather than food, so as to hinder the individual's access to the front of the tray from the back of the tray. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first surface area of the first compartment is rectangular and the second surface area of the second compartment is circular. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein an edge of the rectangular first surface area is beveled to reduce the first volume. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the individual with the tray further comprises presenting the individual with a tray with: a third compartment located at the front of the tray, having a third surface area smaller than the first surface area of the first compartment and having a third depth, the third depth being greater than the first depth and a third volume greater than the first volume. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein presenting the individual with the tray further comprises presenting the individual with a tray with: a dessert compartment located between the first compartment and the back of the tray, the dessert compartment having a fourth depth less than the second depth and the third depth. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising: placing an entrée in the first compartment of the tray; andplacing a side dish in the second compartment of the tray,whereby the first surface area of the first compartment being larger than the surface area of the second compartment presents the appearance that the entrée has a larger portion size than the portion size of the side dish. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first compartment of the tray and the second compartment of the tray are both positioned at the front of the tray. 10. The method of claim 6, further comprising: placing an entrée in the first compartment of the tray;placing a first side dish in the second compartment of the tray; andplacing a second side dish in the third compartment of the tray,whereby the first surface area of the first compartment being larger than the second surface area of the second compartment and the third surface area of the third compartment presents the appearance that the entrée has a larger portion size than the portion size of the first side dish and the portion size of the second side dish, although the actual portion size of the first side dish and the actual portion size of the second side dish are both larger than the actual portion size of the entrée. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first compartment, second compartment and the third compartment are all disposed at the front of the tray. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first compartment is positioned between the second and the third compartments. 13. The method of claim 1, further comprising: placing a carton of milk having a rectangular bottom in the beverage compartment. 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising: placing a cylindrical can of beverage in the beverage compartment of the tray, the beverage compartment being unable to support the cylindrical can of beverage, the cylindrical can of beverage passing through the opening in the bottom of the beverage compartment. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the tray is at least partially yellow, gold and/or red in color. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the tray is at least partially translucent. 17. A method for presenting food to an individual, using a tray having a plurality of compartments and having a front and a back, comprising: presenting an entrée compartment of the tray at the front of the tray, the entrée compartment having a first surface area and a first depth;presenting a first side dish second compartment of the tray at the front of the tray adjacent to the entrée compartment, the first side dish compartment having a second surface area and a second depth;presenting a second side dish compartment of the tray at the front of the tray adjacent to the écompartment, the second side dish compartment having a third surface area and a third depth; andpresenting a beverage compartment of the tray shaped to contain a carton of milk having a rectangular bottom, the beverage compartment having an opening therein to prevent the placement of food or a cylindrical container in the beverage compartment. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first depth of the écompartment is less than the second depth of the first side dish compartment and the third depth of the second side dish compartment. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the first surface area of the entrée compartment has a rectangular shape. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the second surface area of the first side dish compartment has a circular shape. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the third surface area of the second side dish compartment has a circular shape. 22. The method of claim 19, wherein the rectangular shape has a dimension running perpendicular to a front edge of the front of the tray that is longer than a dimension running parallel to the front edge. 23. The method of claim 19, wherein the sides of the rectangular surface are beveled. 24. The method of claim 17, further comprising presenting a dessert compartment of the tray between the entrée compartment and the back of the tray, the dessert tray having a fourth surface and a fourth depth. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the fourth depth of the dessert compartment is less than the second depth of the first side dish compartment and less than the third depth of the second side dish compartment.
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