Do you think you are getting a good deal when you order food at a restaurant and the plate that arrives in front of you is roughly 16" in diameter and absolutely covered in cuisine? Well think again!
All foods are permissible (obviously with the exception of food allergies or serious health concerns) but not all foods are good for us! The less healthy foods should be eaten rarely and in small amounts, but not banished all together from our plates.
Try to keep to these portion control standards:
A steak should be about the size of an iPod classic.
A serving of pasta should be about the size of your fist.
A pat or butter is about the size of a postage stamp.
A serving of cheese is 1 oz., about the size of a small matchbox or your littlest finger.
A baked potato should be about the size of a computer mouse, and not the mini mouse variety.
A pancake should be about the size of a cd or dvd.
A serving of salad dressing is about 1 shot glass full.
A serving of beans is ab out the size of a light bulb.
A serving of fish is about the size of a checkbook.
A serving of rice, preferable brown or wild rice, is about the size of a baseball.
A serving of chocolate, dark chocolate is best, is the size of a dental floss container.
Not one of these is outrageously limiting! I adore sweets, I just don't eat them every day and I try to limit myself to the 3 bites rule, and the bites are not small!
On the cornbreaad, did you mean 2 egg whites? 2 egg yolks doesn't make sense.
ReplyDeleteUh...yup! Whites, not yolks. I'll fix it. you've always been a marvelous proof reader!
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