Perfect portion containers

ladyj22

I just bought these. They are very similar to the 21 day fix containers. Do these actually help with portion control?

kenyonhaff

They do if you use them right. Just be aware you still need to measure your food. But they do make it easier to get a sense of a correct portion.

kommodevaran

They will if you use them correctly - use them as intended; not cram food into them, and not eat more meals to make up for smaller meals, and not put too little into them so you get hungry, or eat restictively, so you get cravings for the foods you miss (and so overeat at first opportunity).

Just as calorie counting works if you do it right.

Annie_01

They can help to learn portion sizes. However...unless you weigh the food as you put it in you still have no idea as to how many calories that you are eating. I can stuff a whole lot of stuff in to a small space.

IMO...If you want to use these containers then for the first couple of weeks weigh your food as you fill them and track those calories. After a while you will get an idea of how much you are eating and possibly be able to control your calorie intake with them. Then periodically check yourself to see if you are still measuring out the right calorie amount.

The more weight that you have to lose the better these containers will work. When someone has a lot of weight to lose the less accurate that your calorie count has to be. If you only have a small amount to lose your deficit has to be really accurate.

The answer to your question however is .... Yes....they can help for some people.

amusedmonkey

They work if used right, but my concern would be how appropriately portioned are they? Would they add up to fewer than 1000 calories? If the calories are reasonable and they are a good fit for you, why not. For me, personally, more dishes than I'd like to wash and less flexibility than I would prefer. How would you cram pizza into these containers? Would you scrape off the toppings into the fats container and fold the crust into the carbs container? but your experience may be different if you don't often have mixed food dishes like I do.

ladyj22

Wow! Thank you guys so much! Very helpful!

wellthenwhat

I use Noosa yogurt containers for my lunch many days. Redneck Tupperware, lol. (we got an excess of noosa yogurt from a discount food store that happened to have it at a great deal.

PaulaWallaDingDong

I have a friend who uses them. He said they were $5 at walmart, so, worse comes to worst, he got some cheap containers and a few recipes out of the deal. I had him using MFP for a little while but he wasn't really committing to it. I'm anxious to see what his results are. He said it has him between 2300 and 2500 cal/day (or something like that), which is similar to what he was allowed on MFP. It's one of those things you have to try and see how it goes. Even MFP can't work for someone if they aren't committed to using it properly.