portion<\/strong> is the amount of food we choose to eat. There are no portion sizes of food. Since it would be impossible for us to carry our weighing scales with us everyday to measure our food portion sizes, being able to estimate what a serving size looks like is really useful in making sure we aren\u2019t overeating.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nI hope you have found these sites helpful to you when you are plating up your meals and trying to visually gauge portions and servings. With the size of restaurant offerings increasing, in an effort to make their customer feel they are getting a better value for their dollar, the average consumer is overeating. When dining out you may notice the amount of food placed in front of you to be worthy of two if not three meals, ask for a take out container and save some time in the kitchen for your next meal. The belief that you have to eat everything on your plate is long gone and now we are in a time of managing your food resources for good health.<\/p>\n
Please comment if you have found this information helpful and please add links to other websites that have helped as well..<\/p>\n
Thank you..<\/p>\n
Bon Apettit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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