Plating Tips That Help With Portion Control
- By
Julia Austin
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Make half your plate veggies
Nutrition experts state that half of your plate should be produce. That can be broken down into slightly more vegetables than fruit, since fruit can be high in sugar. If you load up half of your plate with leafy greens, you literally leave less space for the heavier items like your meats and carbs. And the nice thing about leafy greens is that they take a lot of effort to chew and swallow while giving you very few calories. The simple time spent eating them can trick your brain into thinking, “I’ve eaten a lot,” when you haven’t actually consumed many calories.
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