Portion Control

This is something I've had a problem with for years. I may eat the right things but sometimes I tend to overdo it. This chart gives an idea of what's considered a serving size for a particular food. I'm a big guy so I tend to eat a few more servings of pasta or cheese that I should. So definitely something to improve on. I need to eat smaller portions to help with my weight management, since food is my main problem, I just tend to eat too much of it. Just because the serving size says 150 calories for something, you also need to be aware of the amounts per serving. You could be consuming wayyyyy more than you should! Other tips for portion control include:

- Use smaller plates
- Measure your grains, rice, cereal before putting them in your bowl.
- Don’t eat out of a bag or carton
- Read the labels about appropriate serving sizes
- READ READ READ! It is fundamental.
- Keep food in another room while you are eating instead of on the table to discourage picking at or going in for seconds.
- At a restaurant, order appetizers or order half plates.
- And did I mention read your labels? Yeah, read your labels.