We're losing our appetites...

A story in the Tampa Times food section caught my eye this week.
It says: A new study was recently released by Chicago-based consulting firm Technomic. It seems the recession is stalling appetizer sales. The study looks at consumer purchases in appetizers, soups and salads. According to the reports, heavy purchasers of salads dropped from 51 percent in 2007 to 33 percent in 2009. Similarly, heavy purchasers of appetizers fell from 40 percent in 2007 to 24 percent in 2009, and heavy purchasers of soups slipped from 25 percent to 15 percent in the same time period.
I hope this isn't true, the first part of a meal is almost the best one. Only the main course and dessert are ahead of it.

Come on people! Save our appetizers before they take them off the menu...