Put Your Cards on the Table

Now that the holidays are played out and it’s resolution time, here’s the deal.

It’s no secret that as a culture we have been experiencing ‘portion creep’ (serving sizes are getting larger and larger). All one has to do is visit a Starbucks to witness what a muffin on steroids looks like.

But seriously, if you would like to have some sense of what a single (and suggested) serving of meat or cheese looks like, imagine that you are in Las Vegas (or Monte Carlo should you be feeling continental).

One deck of cards is roughly equivalent, volume wise, to a 3 oz portion of meat, fish or poultry.

Four dice are roughly equivalent in volume to a serving of cheese.

Web MD also has these tips for keeping your consumption under control:

1. Use smaller dishes (don’t discount a psychological advantage!)
2. Don’t go back for seconds (unless we’re talking naked vegetables)
3. Store left overs in small, single portion containers

Happy New Year!