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Portion Control Guide Resources

Below are top resources on SparkPeople for Portion Control Guide.

Smart Portion Control Tips and Recipes

When you're adopting a healthy lifestyle, eating the right amount of food is just as important as eating the right kind of food. If you have trouble controlling your portions or eating healthy when you're away from home, our Smart Portion pro...  Read more

Help Yourself Over Diet Hurdles

It’s the time of year when those New Year’s Resolutions are getting more difficult to keep, and the winter weather isn’t making it any easier. You probably had a lot of enthusiasm for the first few weeks—you learned some h...  Read more

Control the Crazy Portions

Question: Is it possible to eat meals consisting entirely of healthy foods, such as carrots, fish, apples and whole wheat bread, and continue to gain weight?Answer: Yes, because you can still eat too much, even if everything is good for you.Portions...  Read more

A Healthy Game Plan for Super Bowl Sunday

Having people over to watch the big game? Heading to a game-day bash? There's no need to forget all your healthy habits after kickoff. Follow these tips to avoid penalizing your healthy eating plan or taking a time out from good nutrition. ...  Read more

Healthy Family Book Reviews

With a plethora of health resources available these days, it can be hard to know where to look for reliable, accurate and useful information. When it comes to raising healthy kids in an increasingly unhealthy world, where do you start? Coach Nicole r...  Read more

Portion Sizes
Updated 5/10/2013 2:03:51 PM

I am horrible at estimating portion sizes. I think that I am eating more than I really should be. I purchased a food scale so that I can start weighing my food. Does anyone weigh their food?Did it help in learning about portion sizes?...  Read more

Portion Servings
Updated 5/7/2013 1:55:58 PM

Does anyone know if the portion sizes by weight on pasta are before or after cooking, because 2 oz. cooked is sure a lot more than it looks when it is dry. Same question on meat, only after cooking seems less than before cooking. Thanks....  Read more

Controlling who "friends" you?
Updated 5/6/2013 5:43:27 PM

Ok, I never thought about this too much until just recently - I can control who appears on my own list of friends. If I add someone, and then later decide to "un friend" them, I can remove them from my page. But "unfriending" only addresses MY...  Read more

Feeling alone & out of control
Updated 5/4/2013 7:35:23 AM

I am so sad. And I am so angry. I haven't been able to get through one week without binging. And I feel so stupid. My weight hasn't been steady in about 2 months. I feel so alone. I don't have many friend. And I work the 11pm-7am shift at work. I jus...  Read more

Fruit & vegetable guide
Updated 4/29/2013 1:36:20 PM

Someone posted a link to a fruit and vegetable guide that gave a lot of information about how to determine ripeness, how to prepare, etc. Does anyone know what that link is? ...  Read more

Portion control

i like to use small bowls and plates for portion control it helps me control my portions30...  Read more

Eggnog Latte - Killer for the season

How does one stay away from these if you love eggnog? I am having a difficult time, so, instead, I decided to allow myself one a week.Portion control....  Read more

MISparks

A wonderful group from Michigan who joined sparkpeople in hopes of getting control of their weight and learn to eat healthy. ...  Read more

Could New Dinnerware Be Your Key to Success?

Control over what goes on our plate is an important but difficult part of weight management. There are a variety of products that can take the guesswork out of portion control as well as everyday items that can be used as portion size visual cues. Ma...  Read more

6 Healthy Habits to Start This Year

One reason "diets" are so tempting is that they provide a guided plan to help people reach weight loss goals. Sadly, many times the latest fad diet or gimmick includes changes that are drastic and restrictive from normal life. Sometimes&nbs...  Read more