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June
13, 2008
Why We Eat So Much
Interview with Lisa Young, R.D.author
of
The Portion Teller
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Mike
Carruthers:
It's a fact: we eat much larger meals and a lot more calories
than we used to. But the good news is…
Lisa Young
R.D.:
You can shave off 100-200 calories a day. And that really translates
into 10-20 lbs. a year, effortlessly.
Registered Dietitian
Lisa Young, author of the book The
Portion Teller, says you'd be surprised how a few simple
tricks will help you eat less.
One of the problems
is that plates have gotten so big so we keep piling it on. The
oldest trick in the book is use a smaller plate. If you can
use a smaller plate you can put a smaller portion on and you
won't feel deprived. Use a small glass. Particularly, if you
use a tall, thin glass people think they're getting a lot more
than if they use the short, fat glass. And also, eat slowly.
One really effective
way to save calories says Lisa, is to simply wait before you
have seconds.
In America we
also don't understand what it is to be satisfied. We're either
hungry or we are so stuffed we have to open our pants. We want
to learn to recognize fullness - and a healthy sense of fullness.
It also takes about 15 to 20 minutes to really recognize that
fullness. So if you just sort of sit tight and have an understanding
that the food is not going to go away - that buffet will still
be there. And you can always go back for more.
At somethingyoushouldknow.net
I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.
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