Mind Your Portion Sizes

Portion Control. Do you know why it’s important? Here’s a hint: If you want to lose weight or maintain your goal weight, you need to keep healthy portion sizes in mind when you are eating.

Here’s a quick little visual aide to help you understand the power of dish size, and how it will effect the amount you will eat.

Do you see these two bowls? The have the exact same amount of cereal in them.

It’s easy to see how you can add multiple serving sizes of cereal (or whatever else you are eating) in the larger bowl, compared to the smaller bowl, which ultimately leads to eating more than you should.

If you are trying to lose or maintain a healthy goal weight, try to eat using a smaller bowl (or plate!), and the less you are going to eat.

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