Food Size Does Matters

Overeating can be a serious matter as it can harm your body. Research has shown that young children who were used to overeating has a higher chance of overweight in their adult lives. Many food restaurants or fast food would sell large portions of food to their customers to satisfy their customers' so-called common portion size, otherwise they might be misunderstood by their customers as a stingy businessman. But most people do not know that they have over-eaten, or do they?

According to a study from New Cornell University, food serve in large portions can induce appetite, including those food that may not be as appetizing. They prove this by serving large and medium portions of stale and fresh popcorns to the movie goers. They also conclude that those with larger portion of popcorns generally took more popcorns (stale or fresh) than those with the medium portion size.

What does this means? It simply means that there is a need to be mindful of the portions your restaurants, fast food or even your home is serving. Are you really eating the right portion? Personally, I think one great way to avoid overeating is to serve your food in smaller portions size. If it is not sufficient, you will then help yourself to a second serving, and a third.

In addition, if your plates and bowls are too big (since you typically use it for your regular meals), then, it may be a good idea to change it to a smaller size. This will psychologically make you more conscious of the number of servings you take for the meal and further assist in controlling your food portion. Some also suggest that you should weigh the food portion or transfer the food into the same bowl for evey meal you eat so you can estimate the food portion better. Whatever ways you choose at the end, I wish you success in healthy portion eating.


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