Portion series: Understanding food portions & choosing the right amount for you
The first of three podcast episodes on food portions! To kick us off we have Ashleigh Jones, Nutrition & Health Manager at Lite n’ Easy to give us the facts when it comes to food portions and how to go about portion control (something we could all use a little help with).
We cover:
Portions, serve size, serving - what do they all mean?
Where Australians go wrong with portion control
Does portion control matter when consuming healthy foods?
What role does the food industry play when it comes to portion control?
What role does portion control play with weight loss & weight maintenance?
Nutrition criteria Light n’ Easy follow when designing new products
Ashleigh’s top 3 tips on choosing the right food portions for you
One-liners you don’t want to miss:
“Hyperpalatable snack foods, if you are eating these straight from the packet, which a lot of us are guilty of, you lose track really quickly.”
“ It is up to food manufacturers on what the serving size actually is. It is great to work for a company who is ethical and transparent with how they do things. It would be easy to be a bit sneakier I guess if the company didn’t have the same values.”
“If in doubt measure it out. What I mean by that is if you’re not sure how much cereal or chips, what a serving of vegetable is, it is actually a really good idea to get out the measure cups or the scale (and I am not saying to do this all the time as this wouldn’t be healthy)...”
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