How much can a plate hold?
Spot the Difference
Notice the wide range of calories that can be placed on a single plate, even with "healthy" choices.
Definitely some food for thought!
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This review is the best.oolala53 wrote:Cool visuals.
I would gain weight on an average of 1800-1900 calories a day. I would have even when I started, if I had also had extras on S days. I would just get way to full! But I'm not very tall, though I'm not tiny.
I've used my hand- palm, fist and thumb- as serving estimators as general guidelines for so long that the portions on the first link of the bottom plates looked huge to me.
And I did guess right on the second link because I looked for the dense food, not the greens.
Greens is something I would add to the plates in link 1!
Also, I do periodically use a measuring cup to scoop servings out since I cook in bulk and then take the food out for the meal. So I've gotten used to what they look like on the plate.
No matter what, it takes a bit of honesty to admit that it feels very different to eat those bigger portions even if they do fit on the plate. A corollary of No S should be "no S-tuffing yourself," even on N days.![]()
But if I had tried to limit myself to small portions at first, I would have felt like I was on a diet. Now my plates can just look like I'm on a diet.
THISoolala53 wrote:Cool visuals.
I would gain weight on an average of 1800-1900 calories a day. I would have even when I started, if I had also had extras on S days. I would just get way to full! But I'm not very tall, though I'm not tiny.
I've used my hand- palm, fist and thumb- as serving estimators as general guidelines for so long that the portions on the first link of the bottom plates looked huge to me.
And I did guess right on the second link because I looked for the dense food, not the greens.
Greens is something I would add to the plates in link 1!
Also, I do periodically use a measuring cup to scoop servings out since I cook in bulk and then take the food out for the meal. So I've gotten used to what they look like on the plate.
No matter what, it takes a bit of honesty to admit that it feels very different to eat those bigger portions even if they do fit on the plate. A corollary of No S should be "no S-tuffing yourself," even on N days.![]()
But if I had tried to limit myself to small portions at first, I would have felt like I was on a diet. Now my plates can just look like I'm on a diet.