SHRINK YOUR PLATE SIZE

I think we can all agree that we eat too much.  Just look around at all the obese people you see wherever you go.  The worse problem with that is what it does to our health.  There is a really simple way to cut back on what you eat without hardly noticing the difference.  Cut back on the size of your plate!  Yes, it is that simple.  Studies have shown that cutting your dinner plate from 12-inches to 9-inches can cut portion sizes in half.  If you only have large dinner plates at your house, it is time to replace them or at least add some smaller plates to your collection.

The two plates below show the difference in size of plates.  If you use the plate on the left and only place food in the center, you would be okay.  But how many times have you used such a plate and had food stacked all around the rim with a dinner roll or two on top of something else?  Be conscience of the size of plate you are using.