Gulliver's "Whole 30"... with enormous portions.

I've always genuinely liked Swift. After I read "A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms" in all its satirical glory, I was inclined to satire and its effect if utilized in a certain way. Shortly after, I read "A Modest Proposal" and officially became fan of Swift. It's no wonder because he is quite a figurehead in the world of literature though he has been dead for several decades. Enough of that, and some of this...
Of course, Gulliver's towering size over the Lilliputians is symbolic of England's and Ireland's relationship with one another. The section of reading which caught my attention regarding satire and these rivals' embittered, tumultuous relationship describes the portions that Gulliver consumes while under the care or imprisonment of the Lilliputians:

"I took these Vehicles, and soon emptied them all; twenty of them were filled with Meat, and ten with Liquor, each of the former afforded me two or three good Mouthfuls, and I emptied the Liquor of ten Vessels, which was contained in earthen Vials, into one Vehicle, drinking it off at a Draught, and so I did with the rest."

This is not the first description of Gulliver's appetite though the descriptive detail of portions is purposeful and significant. The first time Gulliver's appetite is revealed to the reader, it pushes the Lilliputians toward terrifying amazement: "I eat them by two or three at a mouthful, and took three Loaves at a time... They supplyed me as they could, shewing a thousand Marks of wonder and astonishment at my Bulk and Appetite." Gulliver's appetite is a distinct image which acts as an integral piece Swift's masterpiece of satire. I believe Swift uses the huge portions to illustrate avaricious consumption of resources and value which are eventually wasted away, literally. Gulliver uses the efforts of these hard-working Lilliputians to feed only himself, and then he defecates and urinates everywhere. However, he has to "relieve" himself somehow and he has to do it somewhere. He also has to survive by way of sustenance because the Lilliputians are afraid that Gulliver might destroy them. The Lilliputians are in a tricky, smelly place.