Portion Size

In order to manage a healthy diet, you need to understand portion sizes. This is especially true when you eat foods that are naturally higher in calories. While three or four servings of green beans at dinner time may not make much of a dent in your daily calorie count, the extra servings of steak or potatoes sure will. Tips for watching portion size.

Poll:How do you control portions when you dine out?

• I only eat part of the meal and take the rest home
• I usually split the meal with someone else.
• I only order appetizer, soup or salad...and nothing else.
• I don't watch my portions, I eat everything.
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More About Portion Control

• When Portion Size Matters
• Portion Control Quiz
• Pictures of 300-Calorie Foods

Daily Nutrition Tip

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