Juice Glasses

They don't sell juice glasses anymore when you buy a box of glasses they have been replaced by larger glasses. Who drinks a tiny glass of orange juice anymore anyway? Compared to 20-30 years ago a bottle of Cke used to be 6.5 oz or 85 calories and now a bottle of Coke is 20 oz or 250 calories. A regular order of fries was 2.4 oz and now is 6.9 oz, a cheese burger was 300 calories and is now 590. A bagel was 3 inches in diameter and is now 6 inches in diameter. No wonder I was over 230 pounds! The deck is stacked against everyone and that is why America is so heavy. It is the portion sizes. Normal portions sizes are now super sized. Not just in the fast food restaurants but everywhere, even in our own kitchens. Our juice glasses are bigger, our plates are bigger, a cup of coffee is bigger, a cereal bowl or pasta bowl is much bigger than it used to be and so are our bodies.

What to do? Buy juice glasses at a thrift shop, order the kids meal, use old smaller bowls and use smaller plates. If you have a small portion on a big plate it looks tiny. If you use a smaller plate it looks bigger and is visually a more satisfying meal. When going out for business recently, I had 3 (THREE!) meals from one portion which I would have eaten in one sitting. I ate a third at the meal and took the rest home for 2 separate meals. That just ain't right.

Knowledge is power. If you carry your calorie counter everywhere you go, like I do, you can tell how many calories are in a portion and choose wisely.