Hi everyone!

I had a funny discussion with someone earlier this week about how skewed our meal portions are now a days.  Ok, so some of you are reading this and thinking "boring"...and some of you are nodding your heads in agreement...and some of you are saying "really?".  This blogg entry is for anyone saying "really?"

You may have heard of suggestions such as "eat meat servings the size of a deck of cards, or cheese should be the size of two dominos, or rice should be in a serving the size of a baseball.  All of these can be helpful, however our perception of things can often get the better of us once the plate is infront of us.  Is that about the size of two dominos?

A really simple solution:  Use your hands to determine the size of your meals.

This works and here is why...because you always have your hands with you when you eat...perhaps not baseballs or cards.

For one MEAL:  use TWO hands as your guide...this is the amount of food you can eat.  One hand will represent your vegetable portion, one palm for your protein, three fingers for your grain portion, and two fingers for your fat portion.  How simple is that?!

For one SNACK:  use ONE hand as your guide...this is the amount of food you can eat.  A snack should be around 150 calories.  An idea snack would include some protein and vegetables or fruits.  Try a few almonds and a few cherry tomatoes.  Remember that the entire snack should fit into one hand. 
I encourge you all to try this next time you have a meal and snack.  It might surprise you at how much or perhaps how little you might be eating.

Have a wonderful Friday!!  I'm off to train another client!!

Angela