Have you ever been enjoying a sleeve of Oreos when someone decides to chime in with the fact that, actually, a serving size is only three cookies? We hear about “serving sizes,” “portions” and often ...

One of the challenges to losing weight is choosing the correct portion size and not overeating. This is true for both packaged products and homemade food. Even if all you eat is high grade foods, you ...

According to The British Dietetic Association, ‘a portion is the amount of a food that you eat at one time’. ‘When it comes to healthy eating, how much you eat can be just as important as what you eat ...

Portion and serving size are not synonyms, although many of us think of them as such. Because the words are used interchangeably we have become less accurate in judging just how much food we do eat ...

Many people assume some personal failing when they find it challenging to stick to a healthy diet. What we often forget, however, is that some of the most easily available, affordable foods are made ...

WASHINGTON — A majority of consumers were confused about portion size and serving size in a survey of 1,000 US adults presented Jan. 26 by the International Food Information Council. Less than half of ...

Most of us have heard about portion control, but few have stopped to really consider what it means. It’s easy to assume it’s just about eating less, but the truth goes deeper. Portion control is tied ...