Little green monsters?

Brussels sprouts - the Marmite of the vegetable world.  People either like them or loathe them.  But if you like them, how many should you have?  Many as you want?  I ask because Leicestershire County Council have sent out a tweet to its residents saying that they should have no more then six each.  The stated intention is to prevent waste, but of course it has produced everything from cries of outrage and nanny-state-ism to witty replies.  I particularly liked the idea that there should be an amnesty for those who have overbought with the provision to post your excess sprouts through the Council's letter-box.