Do you find yourself eating really healthy but still having a hard time shedding pounds and meeting your weight goals? Do you consume balanced meals containing all the right food groups but the numbers on scale are still not budging?
The answer may lie in your portions!
Often times people think they eat really well because they follow all the “right” rules when it comes to nutrition i.e. load up on veggies, choose leaner protein, opt out for smart carbs and consume healthy fats. Though this is great progress and they’re headed in the right direction, they may need a little fine-tuning with regards to their portion sizes.
The other day I was chatting with my friend who said that she was proud of herself for eating a healthy breakfast every day. When asked what it contained of, she revealed that her go to was an avocado toast with an egg and a little cheese every morning. Though avocados are very nutritious and a great source of fat, she would use half of an avocado to put on her toast. In addition she was also using cheese (another fat source) to give her eggs a little more flavor. She was not aware that the recommended serving size of fat was only 1 thumb’s worth!
Many people make similar assumptions and think they’re going for a healthy option when in reality they’re over consuming certain food groups, which may be to blame for a lack of progress.
So let’s explore in detail, what is a serving size, and what is the best portion to aim for when trying to meet those healthy nutrition objectives!
VEGGIES:
1 Serving of vegetables is one fist worth. Looks something like this:
