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Know Your Nuts? What’s in an Ounce

 

Nuts are one of the best foods you can nosh on because they’re full of healthy fats, contain protein and fiber to fill you up, are cholesterol-free, and they’re a great snack you can easily pack with you wherever you go. A serving size of nuts is one ounce, which is about a handful. [...]

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Smarter Eats: Don’t Fill Your Whole Plate

 

While researching what diet trends emerged during the 1960s (aka the Mad Men era), I was struck with how portion size has steadily increased over the last 50 years. Almost all of the dinner plates I spotted in vintage ads, cookbooks, and commercials were the size of a modern-day appetizer or salad plate. [...]

 

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Should I Get a Food Scale?

 

Here’s a question that FitSugar reader ShelleyHFan is asking in our Get Fit For 2010 group.

I think that I am getting too much protein and not enough veggies, in addition to dinnertime when I’m not sure if I have too much or too little of all these things (like rice, the meat, and veggies) on my plate. [...]

 

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Know Your Nuts? What’s in an Ounce

 

Nuts are one of the best foods you can nosh on because they’re full of healthy fats, contain protein and fiber to fill you up, are cholesterol-free, and they’re a great snack you can easily pack with you wherever you go. A serving size of nuts is one ounce, which is about a handful. [...]

 

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Portion Sizes: My, How They Have Grown

 

Obesity rates may not be getting worse in the US, but they have remained alarmingly high for the past 10 years. Though some restaurants are posting calorie counts, and weight loss reality TV shows like The Biggest Loser and One Big Happy Family are increasingly popular, Americans continue to struggle with obesity. [...]

 

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