While shopping at my local supermarket on Saturday I saw a mother give her children a bag of crisps each. Ok you say - a treat on the weekend? Maybe, but they were large bags of crisps - not the small packets I remember.
This made me think about PORTION CONTROL.
I had a look at the snack aisle & found that if you want the small 25g bag of crisps you have to buy a multipack of 6! The alternative is to buy a 35g single bag with extra fat, salt & calories!
The Food Standards Agency recently announced that many popular foods now come in bigger sizes. A slice of medium white bread has gone up 10g in weight providing an extra 22 calories per slice. Premium, luxury or special food products tend to be larger than the standard varieties, & the £2 billion us Brits spend on ready meals every year is buying us bigger meals.
Is it any wonder the nation is getting fatter?!
So if you want to downsize, get an idea of what portion sizes should look like. A portion of roast chicken is 75g, the size of a deck of cards, and a jacket potato 175g, the size of a computer mouse. When plating up a meal, fill more than half the plate with vegetables so as not to overdo the carbs and protein. You can also serve your meals on smaller plates.
A portion of healthy nuts or raisnins for a snack is 25g - the size of a golf ball.
And avoid munching from tubs, packets or jars. Put the food onto a plate so you can see how much you have.
Happy Eating!
Bev
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