How to Control Portion Size of Your Meals

Portion Control

You don’t have to ditch all your favorite food to start keeping fit. What some may only need to do is to control the portions of the meals that they eat. This means it’s not the food that you will stay away from, it’s the size of it that matters.

Avoid cravings by eating flavorful foods. You don’t have to eat bland oatmeal just so you can eat two pancakes later just because you don’t feel satisfied. That’s adding more calories. Same with having to put a sliver of butter on your toast is better than eating two or three slices of toasts.

Eat healthy mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks. As long as they’re healthy (i.e. fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts, etc.), these snacks would actually make you eat smaller meals during lunch and dinner.

Try to have balanced meals. Have a mix of carbs, protein, and vitamins and minerals when you eat, with more of the vitamins and minerals instead of the carbs. If you wish, you can “section” your plate so that you can assign portions of food stuff on it.

Eat slowly. This allows your body some time to tell your brain that you are already full. You’ll be surprised at how full you feel with only eating less than the stuff you usually consume wolfing down.

Don’t eat out of the container. What you can do is pre-portion your snacks and meals. You can measure popcorn into 1 or 2 cups instead of gobbling the whole bag. Zip lock bags are great for storing pre-portioned nuts and dried fruit. You can measure portions of it in each and just grab one before you go to work in the morning. Great for healthy office snacks.

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