FOOD

PORTIONING
PowerPoint by:
Beatrice Comello
and
Mystica Terrance
 What is food portioning?
Food portioning is how much food you choose to
eat. Too big portions and too much food can lead to
obesity, diabetes and other health concerns. Too
small portions and not enough food can lead to
serious health problems.
 Your plate
should look like
this:
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 PORTION
DISTORTION-
WHAT IS IT?
Portion Distortion is a disorder in which people eat too much,
eat too little or have an unbalanced diet.
Portion Disorder
over the Years
Using this food pyramid will help fight portion distortion
 How much is enough?

Meat & Alternatives- Grains-

The size of a deck of cards The size of a tennis ball

Fruit- Butter-
Size of a baseball The size of a die

Condiments- Cheese-
The size of a golf a ball The size of a domino
 Portion Control tips

• While at restaurants order half or share meals. Restaurant

portions are three or four times the right serving size.

• Try ordering a regular (single patty) hamburger the next time

you visit a fast food restaurant. You’ll save about 150 calories.

• Order the small fries. By eating only a small order of fries

instead of the “super-sized” fries, you’ll save about 300
calories.

• Getting an appetizer instead of a main course can help control

the amount you eat because appetizers are often much smaller
than entrées.
 More Portion Control tips

• Ask for your meal to be packaged in a “to-go” box, and

eat it for lunch the next day, if it is too much. DON’T
OVER EAT!!

• Don’t eat straight from the bag, put a few pretzels or

chips in a small bowl instead of eating by the handful
right out of the bag.

• Instead of buying snack foods in bulk (or even by the

box) buy single servings—this way you won’t eat the
whole box/bag all at once.

• When using butter, sour cream, mayonnaise and cheese,

use only half the amount you usually do.
Quotes
Quiz
Time!
This is an example of a…..

a) Good size
portion

b)Horrible
size portion

c)Bad size
portion
 Portion Distortion
is….

a)People who eat too

much

b)People who eat too little

c)People who have an

unbalanced diet.

d)All of the above

Which Coca- Cola bottle do you think is the biggest?

a) b) c)
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