Can’t seem to lose any of that post-holiday weight no matter how hard you try? It’s time to invest in some new dishes.

Scientific American reports a recent study by Brian Wansink, a Cornell eating-behavior expert (how do we get that gig?!), sent 60 folks to the buffet line, where half were offered pasta with a white Alfredo sauce and half were offered pasta with a red marinara sauce.

Both groups were given either a white plate or a red plate, at random, according to the magazine, and—holy portion sizes!—the people who matched the color of their plate to the color of their pasta ate oodles more noodles than those who mixed it up.

The study, with the fancy, schmancy title, “Plate Size and Color Suggestibility: The Delboeuf Illusion’s Bias on Serving and Eating Behavior,” is published in the Journal of Consumer Research, Scientific American adds.

So, just when we thought we were cultivating that chic, modern minimalist look with our all-white dishes, we find out they actually may be making us fat? Not cool. Thankfully, the funky, bright color-blocking trend is right in vogue these days, too. Seriously, just check out some of the fab dishes and table settings home décor blog Apartment Therapy put together.

White may go with everything, but dishes in red, blue, purple and green show personality. Add to that this new scientific evidence that they could help make you thinner, too? Time to order dishes in every color, don’t you think? Because opposites attract, even when it comes to food and portion size.

When you’ve got plates that contrast, try this Fettucine Alfredo and Spaghetti with Mama’s Marinara Sauce.

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Categories: Food News | Tags: Alfredo Sauce, Marinara Sauce, Pasta
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