Take Control: Portion Sizes

We reside in a world where we are regularly ensuring that we “get our money’s worth” so as you can imagine, keep getting bigger or are cheaper to meet our perceived “value” level. When it comes to food, what this has done is double, triple, even quadruple serving sizes. But do you know exactly how much a serving of beef is? Maybe a beverage serving size?Here are some guidelines to help you get your portions under control plus some strategies for keeping them in check!An amount of..Fruit = the size of a tennis ball

Vegetables = a can of tuna fish (about 1/2 cup)

Meat = a deck of playing cards (3 oz)

Cheese = the size of your thumb (1 oz)

Pasta = a can of tuna fish (1/2 cup)

Guidelines for portion regulation and partaking in a healthy diet:

* Use smaller-sized plates- the fuller plate will cause you to feel as though you’re eating more

* Eat carefully – when you consume food too fast your brain doesn’t have sufficient time to understand that you’re most likely full until it’s too late and you’ve definitely consumed too much

* Eat the foods that will below in calories and healthy to start off. You are able to eat a lot of these without taking in an excessive amount of calories (party tip: go to the vegetable trays first and grab a bottle of water)

* In case you are still hungry after you’ve finished what’s on the plate, wait 20 minutes and if you are still famished, then go back for more of the low calorie items or grab a piece of fruit, etc for dessert

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