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Wellness & Nutrition
Rethinking Portions—Less Really is More

Healthy eating is about making sure the portion sizes you consume are realistic. Many of us have become used to the platters of food served in restaurants, which are actually much larger than what we should be eating. In our quest for value, we have come to equate large servings with money well spent. What these large portions have really served up is an epidemic of overweight Americans! Here are helpful tricks when striving for healthy portions.

Perfecting Portions
Use measuring cups to serve foods like rice, pasta, mashed potatoes and soups. This will help you to actually consume a cup or a half a cup, without kidding yourself.
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