Bigger Tic Tacs, Smaller Big Macs

A few days ago I wrote about the new, 1.9 calorie Tic Tacs and the indication that the super size trend was without end.

Well, perhaps not. In fact, McDonald's -- the inventers of the term, if not the trend -- announced Wednesday that it is doing away with gargantuan portions.

Does this signal a reversal of the trend toward mega-portions and instead toward a more rational approach to food?

I think it's much too early to know. It's worth remembering that Americans live in a toxic food environment, no less so, ultimately, because a a fast food chain serves us a handful fewer fries. But, the optimist in me has to see this as a hopeful sign that the trend is, if not quite reversing, at least changing.