Most of you have heard this before. The size of our dinner plates have increased over the years and we tend to fill them up from edge to edge. The china dinner plates my mother gave to my daughter had plates that were only about 2/3rds the size of a modern plate. In controlling weight, portion size is a very important part. It's very tempting to fill our plates, never thinking of the capacity of the plate or the actual ounces of food we're piling on.
Prepackaged items are equally deceptive. Read the nutritional information on the back of that health drink or whole grain snack and very often there is more than one serving contained therein. Eat the entire bag or drink the entire bottle and you need to double the number of calories listed on that little chart.
So check out that portion size. Eating less is as important or more important than trying to avoid certain foods.
Are you careful with your portion sizes? Do you read the back of packages and make sure you eat only one serving? Do you use big dinner plates? Did you see January flying by at supersonic speed?
21 comments:
Portion sizes is something I have been thinking about a lot lately, as I am trying to cut back on how much I eat. I actually went out and brought special plates for me that are smaller than the ones we had. Hubby still prefers the bigger plates but the smaller ones mean I am piling less on, every little helps. So although I have already done this, I think it is great that you are sharing with others, so others can consider portion sizes a bit more. love and hugs Joss xx
Limiting portion sizes is one of the easiest ways to begin controlling calorie intake.
I always read package information. I try to buy only whole foods but if I need packaged food, I want ones with the least amount of ingredients with names I can't pronounce.
If one stopped eating when one felt full......no matter what is left on the plate that helps lose a few pounds and calories, also really chew each mouthful is a good tip I have learned along the way,
Yvonne.
yep---portion size--can do a lot---a few years ago, i lost quite a bit of weight, by eating half of everything--esp. helped when eating out!
I think portion control is a key element to staying fit. My wife and I were talking, just the other day, about getting smaller plates, thinking that would help us, too.
Great post :)
Timely post and inspirational as I get ready to head into the shape up for summer mode!
I have the opposite issue in that I need to put on weight, but I reckon the plate size thing could work for that too. :-)
yes...portion size works! and so does eating slowly..and paying attention to what you are eating..
just in time for Spring!!
I saw that people who were blindfolded while eating ate 50% less. They felt full, and were able to be keenly aware of feeling satisfied so much sooner. Amazing.
Most people would be shocked if they saw how small a serving size really was. Most will eat ten to twelve cookies not realizing that's probably four to six servings.
Gosh, I always forget just how small the plates were back when I was younger. You made me want to dig out my mom's china and take a look. Wow! Thanks for the reminder!
I'm definitely trying to eat less. I remind myself every day that perhaps I should not eat the Crispy Creme doughnut for breakfast.
That fight doesn't end well most of the time.
I've started doing this, and I've used a smaller plate where possible. It's amazing how full the plate looks so I don't get so much.
Jamie
We've gotten into the Paleo diet, losing the wheat and having lots of protein. I don't think the plate size matters so much in this case.
Monti
Mary Montague Sikes
I'm so glad most people understand about the portions thing. Now if only I could always follow my intentions.
My husband and I have switched to using the salad/dessert plates for most of our meals. Smaller plate, smaller portion.
I read EVERYTHING, as there are many ingredients that I won't touch.
Ick.
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