Today we are going to discuss portion control. Why you ask? Because portion control is one of, if not the biggest challenge when it comes to getting lean and healthy. Over the past 20 years Canadians waist lines have been expanding and, guess what? So have our portions. Lets take a look at the charts below which show the average portion size and calorie count of a food today, and 20 years ago.
Wholly cow! Most of these portions have more than doubled! Its easy to see now why Canadians are having are harder time with weight management now than they did in the past.
So now. What do we do about? 1. We learn what proper portion sizes are and 2. We commit to ourselves to watch not only what we eat but how much. And I'm hear to help with step 1! The two charts below outline proper portion sizes and use your hand as a measuring tool so you'll never be without it.
Now these are proper portions! Stay tuned tomorrow and I'll tell you how many portions of each food you should be having each day!
Stay Healthy!
Andrea
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