we all have great intentions to eat better, eat less, and control our portions. studies show, if you double the amount of food on your plate, you will unknowingly eat 35% more food than if you had a modest portion. portion control has the power to help you eat less, by making you aware of the amount of food you are eating, creating satisfaction with your meals, and enjoying food more, while eating less. my favorite portion control plates is …

eating too much or too little of any of the major food groups can be bad for your health. it can be difficult to know how much you should be having, so here are some photographs that show you what some of these suggested amounts look like. but the same goes for rice as it does for pasta – an uncooked serving of 75g can seem small but it expands in size once cooked. include moderate amounts of protein in …

most adults and 1 in 3 children in the u.s. are overweight or obese. most of our calories come from foods high in fat and sugar. just two problem foods — added sugars and saturated fats — count for about 700 of our daily calories. that’s almost half the calories an average woman should have in a day. pizza can have lots of calories, refined grains, and fats. with it goes much of the fiber and vitamins. trans fats should …

the amount of food you put on your plate is often more than you realize, so if managing your weight or maintaining a balanced diet is important to you, try your hand at using visual cues. and when that happens, you could be eating a substantially different amount of calories and nutrients than listed on the label. it’s about finding the portion sizes that provide the amount of energy you need and the variety of nutrients that’s right for you. …

  stay connected with berkeley: return to campus plans and student services updates. x read rec sports program and service updates and explore online programs. have you heard the phrases “serving size” and “portion size” before? confused about the two? while the terms serving and portion often are used interchangeably, they actually mean different things. sometimes the portion size and serving size are the same, but more commonly they are not. over the past few decades, portion sizes have grown significantly …