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2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Portion Control and Nutrition
A "portion" is the amount of a specific food you choose to eat for dinner, snack, and on other occasions. Portions do not always equal serving sizes and can be bigger or smaller than the recommended food servings.
It is important to understand the difference between portions and servings. For example the USDA recommends 6 ounces of grains daily. 1 ounce equals 1 slice of bread, if you were to have a sandwich for lunch you would consider your sandwich your portion, however you need to count that portion as 2 servings of grains leaving 4 servings for the remainder of the day. Understanding this difference along with controlling portion sizes and keeping track or servings will help control your weight.
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With the fast food industry super sizing meals and a decrease in physical activity leaves us with a formula for obesity. If the body does not burn off calories from larger portions these calories can turn into fat. Although increased portions is not the only contributing factor to obesity portion control is key to weight loss and weight control.
Healthy Plates portion control plates are the perfect tool to help aid in determining portion size. By using Healthy Plates at meal time you will limit your portion size and calorie intake allowing you to lose weight, which will help eliminate some health risks associated with obesity.
If you have a lot of weight to lose Doctor's suggest just losing 5 to 15 percent of your body weight will improve your health and quality of life. To safely lose weight the recommended weight loss is 1/2 to 2 pounds a week. It is also recommended that you speak with your physician before starting any weight loss program.
Let our portion control plates help you make healthier choices for a healthier life.
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