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Ways to Better Control Your Food Portions
Medically Reviewed by Julie Ching, MS, RDN, CDE Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Ways to Better Control Your Food Portions

The truth is, many people put more on their plate than they need to, or skip healthy snacks or meals and end up binge eating to make up for the lost calories. And when you’re very hungry, you may not make the wisest choices about how much you should be eating in one sitting. Here are six tips to help you keep your portions under control.

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Healthy and Delicious “Cooking for One” Tips
Medically Reviewed by Julie Ching, MS, RDN, CDE Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Healthy and Delicious “Cooking for One” Tips

While convenience meals (i.e. frozen or pre packaged dinners) are the fastest option for single dinners at home, they’re not the healthiest. It is possible to make healthy, tasty, inexpensive meals at home for one regardless of your culinary prowess.

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Tips for Beating Portion Distortion
Medically Reviewed by Julie Ching, MS, RDN, CDE Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Tips for Beating Portion Distortion

Weight loss is on a lot of minds once the New Year rolls around. However, with food manufacturers and restaurants pushing portion distortion—a phenomenon in which mass society regards abnormally large food portions as average—it’s difficult to resist super-sizing our meals. Here are 10 tips for beating portion distortion.

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Tips for Keeping Portion Sizes Sensible
Medically Reviewed by Julie Ching, MS, RDN, CDE Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Tips for Keeping Portion Sizes Sensible

One very common reason why we overeat has to do with portion sizes. It’s easy to take in hundreds of excess calories in a mindless nosh session, but if you’re looking to shed fat, you’ll have to put a stop to the tendency to overindulge. Here are 10 tips for keeping those portion sizes under control.

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