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Look at Three Hundred Calories

By , About.com Guide

Updated March 23, 2011

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Portion sizes can get out of control quickly, so here is a photo gallery that will help you see what size portion of a food will contain 300 calories. Some of these foods are healthy and some of these foods are not so good for you. Each photo was taken on the same size plate, a typical dinner plate with a diameter of eleven inches.

Nutrition information is from Calorie Count.

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Vegetables and Tofuwheat thinsWhole Grain CrackersDoritosTortilla Chipseggo wafflesFrozen Waffles
mac and cheeseMacaroni and CheeseChicken Wing SectionsChicken Wingsdark chocolateDark Chocolatebreaded shrimpBreaded Shrimp

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