• Size Matters

When it comes to eating portion control and serving size go hand in hand like lovers walking on a beach. Without knowing it you might be SUPERSIZING yourself literally every time you eat! For starters what size dishware do you keep in your house? Hmm I bet LARGE dinner plates and oversized bowls? If you've never thought of your dishware as large you will now after this lesson on portion control and serving size.

The first thing I recommend you do is downsize ALL of your dishware. Large dinner plates should be replaced with small salad plates and oversized bowls with small bowls. The main benefit of downsizing your dishware is portion control and learning not to over eat and HOW to eat. What's the difference between portion and serving? Portion is the 'amount' of food you put on your plate and a serving is the amount of food you put on your plate defined by a 'specific measurement.' Don't panic I'm not asking you the measure everything you eat just start developing an 'eye' for serving size. This is particularly important when you dine out. Basically remember if it doesn't fit on a salad plate then you're eating too much.

Keep Yourself in Check with 'Visual Serving Size' cues:

- A serving of meat/fish is the size of your palm.
- A serving of vegetables is the size of your fist.
- A serving of fruit is the size of your fist.
- A serving of dressing is the size of your thumb.
- A serving of pasta, rice or cereal is the size of your fist.