Make Sure Your Watch Your Portion Sizes!
Notice how the portion sizes of many foods have increased throughout the span of 20 years.
With these changes you may be unknowingly consuming more calories than you actually need! How can you determine what a good portion is? Use the visual cues below to help make a precise measurement:
Having a balanced diet is important. You need to make sure you have food from each food group. What are the food groups?
From ChooseMyPlate.gov:
On June 2, 2011, First Lady Michelle Obama and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack released the federal government’s new food icon, MyPlate, to remind consumers to make healthier food choices. The MyPlate icon encourages consumers to think about building a healthy plate at meal times. The new MyPlate icon emphasizes the fruit, vegetable, grains, protein foods, and dairy groups. You can seek more information by going to ChooseMyPlate.gov.
Click on the links below for more information about suggested servings specifically made for you!
- This link creates a Daily Food Plan for you based on your age, sex, height, weight, and physical activity level: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/myplate/index.aspx
- Suggested Servings from Each Food Group from the American Heart Association: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/HealthyEating/Suggested-Servings-from-Each-Food-Group_UCM_318186_Article.jsp#