Recently, relevant parties issued an initiative to promote small portions and half portions of dishes by subdividing catering units to avoid waste. Such a suggestion has aroused everyone's concern and related discussion. Some people think that it will increase the cost of practice and manpower and material resources. Personally, I think such worries are unnecessary. The reason for this is that the promotion of small dishes and half dishes can effectively avoid waste, small dishes and half dishes can meet the needs of relevant people, and small dishes and half dishes can save ingredients and reduce cooking time, which will reduce costs instead of increasing costs. 1. Small portions and half portions are effective ways to avoid waste. The greatest significance of promoting small dishes and half dishes is that waste can be effectively avoided in this way. For people who eat a little, they can't finish eating a large dish, and most of the rest may be thrown away, which will cause great waste. This kind of waste can be effectively avoided by means of small portions and half portions. Second, small dishes and half dishes can effectively meet the needs of relevant people. Different people have different specific situations, and the same is true in terms of appetite. There are many people who eat less and don't need too much food when eating. For these people, choosing small portions and half portions can meet their dietary needs, and at the same time, the price of such meals will be lower, so it is more affordable. Third, small portions and half portions reduce the number of ingredients and cooking time, greatly reducing the cost. Small dishes and half dishes can be made with less ingredients. And because there are fewer ingredients, the cooking time will be reduced, which greatly reduces the cost. Some people think that this way will increase the number of meals and thus increase the cost, which is unnecessary. The reason for this is that the number of customers is relatively fixed, and the number of small dishes is half, but the number of meals is less, and the number of meals has not increased, so there will be no additional cost.