There is a difference between serving size and portion size. A portion is what is served of something and a serving is an actual unit of measurement of what is recommended.So you want to do is get your portion size down to what is an actual serving size.
If you read the article referenced above, they make a great point with pasta—a serving of pasta is ½ cup. When was the last time that you had just a half a cup of pasta AND NOT A NOODLE MORE? yeah, me either…in fact, one can easily get the USDA recommendation of 3-5.5 cups of grains in a bowl of pasta. So do keep that in mind the next time you’re at your favorite Italian restaurant in Little Italy and wanting to splurge on the prosciutto carbonara (what? I’m just throwing out an example here…).
The NEW food pyramid (which is now actually a plate) can be found here! While the page is full of information—almost information overload!—I find the coolest and easiest feature is to personalize your plate. Just a hint, probably the most confusing is the Grain section, which now lists your recommendation in ounces, unless you have a food scale handy, I would just go with the ½ cup pasta & rice or 1 slice of bread = 1 ounce.
Play around with it, try new foods on the list, look at your suggested weekly & daily servings of each food group. Just because you want your diet to be healthier, doesn’t mean that it has to be boring!! Overwhelmed and not sure where to begin? Grab your [SMALLER!] plate, fill it ½ full with veggies & fruits, ¼ with whole grain carbs, ¼ with protein, and viola! you’re on your way!
~a little salt for your tequila & lime (to prevent scurvy of course!), but only a shot because that’s the proper serving size!
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