What a handful
I don’t know about you guys but I’m too scared to weigh myself after Christmas!! I’ve already started to cut out the ‘baddies’ such as chocolate and crisps and I do plan to get back to the gym on Monday!
But my main issue with my diet is portion size; what exactly is the correct size? I thought I’d do a little research about it and share my findings with you. Here’s to a happy, healthy 2010…
Portions of meat should equal the size of a pack of playing cards
When it comes to veggies I always think the more the merrier. But we should try and eat a small amount a day at the very minimum. Remember the ‘at least 5 portions of fruit and veggies a day’ rule! It’s not a lot really, especially since we can include juice too.
For me, pasta is the hardest thing to measure correctly. I always put too much in the pan! A handful of pasta is plenty and for spaghetti, why not invest in a spaghetti measurer to help you?
Let’s not get too caught-up in the whole portion size thing though… it’s just good to know, right?
with thanks to foodnetwork.com and Reader’s Digest
posted by Emily
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Ugh! so true! its shocking when you see the tiny amounts we SHOULD be eating…but, once you cut down, your stomach will shrink accordingly and then you won’t want to eat so much…there’s always hope right???
.-= <abbr><em>Sarahs last blog post..New Year, new decade…</em></abbr> =-.
My stomach seems to take such a long time to shrink though, Sarah!
Great idea, thanks for this tip!
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Ah, well thank you very much
We do try! We have a tendancy to go off on a whim which is perhaps why we don’t always write about the trending topics.