Control your portions and control your weight
America is 60% overweight. Why? Well, studies gathered by the Journal of Public Health Policy show that our consumption of food has increased over the last decade. For example, today, we as a society pour 20% more cereal and 30% more milk into our breakfast bowls.
In fact, let’s take a look at that bowl, because it’s not just food portions that have increased—our plates, bowls, and cup sizes have as well. In the early 1990s, the standard size of a dinner plate increased from 10 to 12 inches; cup and bowl sizes followed. This is significant because larger eating containers can influence how much people eat. The bottom line is, our portions are distorted! You may have heard that a proper meat serving is the size of your palm, or a cup of veggies is the size of a baseball. That’s good, but try these hip new references to eye up your portions:
