The average american adult consumes 2 cups of spaghetti when they sit down to eat. A portion of spaghetti is 1/2 cup, so that means that the average person consumes 4 servings in a meal instead of 1. The same is true for the garlic bread, spaghetti sauce, and meatballs. Added all together, the average american will consume 4 servings of spaghetti, 2 servings of garlic bread, 2 servings of tomato sauce, and 2-3 servings of meatballs in one sitting.
We live in an America where everything is supersized. The result is that it has supersized us. We must pay close attention to not only what we are eating, but the amount as well.
One of the best ways to keep our portions in-check is to consume healthy food, put only the right portion sizes on our plate, and recognize when our body is full. It is much easier to overeat cheeseburgers than it is to overeat veggies. Getting used to what portion sizes look like on a plate is important, so that we understand more or less what a portion looks like in front of us. Recognizing when our body is full is imperative, and to do this we should eat slowly and listen to what our body is saying. When our body says, "I'm full now", we must stop eating...not punch the override button. Remember we will continue to get more full a few minutes after we've stopped eating.
So what happens when someone spoons out heaping portions onto our plate? We tell them that we won't eat even half of that...and we don't want it to go to waste.
Remember, only you control what enters your body, not someone else.
I challenge you to visit www.mypyramid.gov to see what the proper portion sizes are prior to consuming your next three meals.
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