Two weeks ago, the Wine & Wellness Wednesday topic was Michael Pollan’s FOOD RULES (specifically, rule #12). Today, the rules that are on my mind are 52 and 53, and both relate to portion control.
Rule 52: Buy smaller plates and glasses.
Rule 53: Serve a proper portion and don’t go back for seconds.
This can be incredibly hard to do, particularly when you think you’re really hungry or you’ve made a favorite recipe using gluten-free ingredients and it almost tastes exactly the way your grandmother made it. (What’s that? Did that happen recently? Yep, that was me this week. Gluten-free chicken divan and it was divine!) I haven’t managed to start using smaller plates yet, but most of the time going back for seconds is going by the wayside. I also set my utensils down between bites to try and take more time as I eat, and (usually) I try to take time before going back for seconds to be sure I’m really still hungry and it isn’t just an emotional “oh my golly that tasted awesome I need more” response. It’s also getting easier to cook less to begin with, which means the leftovers get packaged up for different meals instead of eaten as seconds, or there aren’t leftovers because I started with the right amount of food.
What do you do for portion control?
Cheers! Here’s to your health!