Portion Distortion

Portion distortion doesn’t just happen when you are eating out. It even happens in your own kitchen! The surfae area of the average dinner plate has increased 36% since the 1960s, encouraging us to eat more. Even our cookbooks have changed. The serving sizes of some entrees listed in the Joy of Cooking (2006) have increased by as much as 42% since the first edition was published in 1931. The size of muffins have grown and finding a small baked potato is a problem.

Let Leia Kedem, University of Houston Dietetic Intern, show you some common foods that have grown in size the last few years.

Portion Distortion Video

To assist you in determining the correct portions and types of foods, Del Monte has a “ReThink Your Plate Educational Tool”–a 9 inch plate made of melamine and imprinted with photographic images of healthy foods, sectioned into appropriate portions. It is dishwasher safe and designed for use as an educational tool in planning healthy portions or you can use it to make sure your portions are appropriate. You can purchase the Del Monte ReThink Your Plate for $9.95. Click Here.

To educate your clients on weight control and proper portions, purchase our new Supermarket Tour Kit for Weight Control. It contains 8 modules for different aisles of the supermarket with 3 activities for each aisle focusing on reading lables, comparing products and portion control. Included are 10 copy-ready tip sheets on stocking you kitchen, shopping on a budget, portion sizes, reading food labels, snacking, and meal solutions for weight control.