Diet Plate, Uk

Pinkemi
Pinkemi Posts: 937 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hey all,

I have always struggled with portion sizes and am unsure what the 'healthy' size is meant to be. (Eyes are definatly bigger then my stomach!)

Has anyone tried out the diet plate and can recommend where the best place is to get them?

Thanks! :-)

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  • Pinkemi
    Pinkemi Posts: 937 Member
    Lol nobody??
  • teenieweeniefaerie
    teenieweeniefaerie Posts: 4
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=the+diet+plate&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=8915155233&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=653193&hvnetw=g&hvrand=914102825541301531&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_3j98nzb7e7_b
  • valeriemcmichael77
    valeriemcmichael77 Posts: 69
    It's just a smaller plate in general as far as I know and you just put smaller portions on it.
  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    So can I pile it 6 foot high as long as the portions are no wider than the sections?

    Stupid gimmick, weigh your food, learn what a normal portion looks like, you will soon adjust, you don't need to pay £25 for a plate with pictures on.
  • carolyn0613
    carolyn0613 Posts: 162 Member
    Fill 3/4 of your plate with veggies, fill 3/4 of what space is left with protein like chicken or tuna, then the last space fill with carbs. For seconds do the same proportions. (9/12, 3/12, 1/12)
  • boroko
    boroko Posts: 358 Member
    Fill 3/4 of your plate with veggies, fill 3/4 of what space is left with protein like chicken or tuna, then the last space fill with carbs.

    Do this. Don't have seconds. Cut out the doughnuts and crisps. Spend your money on a good non-stick pan and a decent set of scales so you can weigh your portions and you will get to learn what is the right amount. Cook real food.

    Portion control is very important but you really don't need to waste your cash on a gimmicky printed plate when you probably already have something to eat your food off! How much use will the diet plate be if you're eating soup or cereal, or with a sandwich or hamburger? The actual amount you need to eat will vary from person to person so use your scales and the mfp food diary & database to work out the right amounts of food for you.

    Listen to your stomach as a fancy printed plate won't be much use when you eat out and you need to learn to stop eating when you have had enough. It is just as wasteful to eat food you don't need than to leave it on your plate.
  • Pinkemi
    Pinkemi Posts: 937 Member
    My problem is that I dont ACTUALLY know what the correct portion size is! Which is why I thought that this would help me to figure it out.

    Caroyln... thank you for that suggestion... I will try that out I think.

    Boroko... I never looked at it like that before but I guess you are right. It is wasteful to eat more then you should. Just need to re-train the brain into knowing when its full. :-/
  • Louisa1979
    Louisa1979 Posts: 46 Member
    My biggest revelation was weighing portions of starchy foods. My cereal had crept up to double size!
    As a rule of thumb a nromal portion is:
    75g dried pasta (about a mug full)
    125g fresh pasta
    75g dried rice (about one third of a mug)
    One large potato (size of your fist)
    One third of a soup bowl of cereal

    A lot of food packets have recommended portion sizes on which helps. Good luck!
  • boroko
    boroko Posts: 358 Member
    If you have a kindle I recommend spending 75p in The Portion Size Diet ebook by Rocky Bantes. It gives a lot of useful information on portion sizes and how to adjust yours.

    To add to what Louisa1979 says, I allow 50g rice per person and always weigh cereal as some are very dense (e.g. muesli) so it can be hard to estimate the right amount. No need to weigh Weetabix as they are in handy portion sizes already - just put 2 in a bowl! Cheese is another one to watch out for as a portion is actually quite small, about the size of a matchbox. I now buy mini portion size cheeses and sliced cheese (not processed!) to try and get my husband not to eat a month's worth in one go.

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