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    Food Portion Sizes

    Posts: 6
    edited November 2024 in Getting Started
    I'm trying to be really strict with myself on the amount I eat but what actually is the correct portion size at the moment I'm just filling most of my plate up with veg or salad

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    • Posts: 1,369 Member
      if you aren't counting calories, I'd recommend the plate method: 1/2 veggies, 1/4 protein, 1/4 whole grains.
    • Posts: 595 Member
      To me, "correct portion size," means "the amount it takes to reach my caloric and nutritional goals."

      I might use the serving size as a suggestion, but there's no way I'm eating just ONE Pop Tart, and I'm more likely to have two servings of breakfast cereal. A typical chicken breast serving for me is closer to 6 oz, not 3 or 4. I weight and measure, and if it fits, I eat it.
    • Posts: 9,487 Member
      Timorous_Beastie wrote: »
      To me, "correct portion size," means "the amount it takes to reach my caloric and nutritional goals."

      I might use the serving size as a suggestion, but there's no way I'm eating just ONE Pop Tart, and I'm more likely to have two servings of breakfast cereal. A typical chicken breast serving for me is closer to 6 oz, not 3 or 4. I weight and measure, and if it fits, I eat it.

      This exactly. Depends totally on what your calorie and nutrition goals are. Get a food scale - weigh everything. Log it. Go from there. When you get to your max calories for the day stop eating.

    • Posts: 82 Member
      You can get a decent food scale for less than $20. Takes out the guess work.
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