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infographics: food portions on the rise

Posted by matthew on 24 Jan 2012 / 2 Comments

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Source: Mas­sive Health

  • http://blog.francisorphe.com Fran­cis

    Great info­graphic. I rarely eat out any­more and that’s con­tributed to some of my weight loss. Although I make most of my food at home, it’s some­times a strug­gle not to have two help­ings of spaghetti for lunch instead of one. :-)

    But, over­all I am eat­ing and drink­ing healthier.  I used to order from Pizza Hut, I began to notice that their large piz­zas got smaller and smaller. I assumed it was due to money-saving measures. I also found a rasp­berry tea I love. It’s no sub­sti­tute for an ice cold Coke, but it’s still good.

  • http://www.matthewdlyons.com/ matthewd­lyons

    I hear you Fran­cis. Por­tion con­trol, no mat­ter what you’re con­sum­ing, is impor­tant. I think that I have been so accus­tomed to get­ting a sec­ond help­ing that it has been an expe­ri­ence pay­ing closer atten­tion to my body to know when I am satisfied…not full. I haven’t had a Pizza Hut pizza in years, but I have noticed that the large now looks more like a medium. That might not be a bad thing.

    Not to be a downer, but I would sug­gest tak­ing a look at the sugar con­tent in that rasp­berry tea. It may have just as much, if not more, sugar per serv­ing as the Coke. I went to a talk by Michael Pol­lan at Strath­more a few months ago, and I was shocked to learn that a small cup of fla­vored yogurt has more sugar, per serv­ing, than a Coke. Crazy, right?