#serving size

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

[what-marsha-eats]

[joshrandell]

[wrennefer]

Made an easy lil serving size reference to have handy for myself and hubby when making meals. :)

[knight-in-sour-armor]

[tinyeyescomics]

I recently realized that I tend to change the portion size of different meals as I travel from one country to another. This is all personal habits, and I still don’t know which way is the best for my health. 🤷‍♀️ In France, breakfast is usually small and sweet. A croissant with a coffee will do. I know many people who skip breakfast. For lunch, grab a sandwich or a salad, it’s richer but still quite light. I eat the most at dinner, because dinner time is late in France and I often feel that I haven’t had enough from the previous meals.

In China, there’s a belief that one should “eat well for breakfast, eat plenty for lunch, and eat light for dinner.” (早吃好，午吃饱，晚吃少）There’s a lot of choices for breakfast and it’s believed to be the most important meal of the day. Lunch is the time when I can eat as much as I wish, and my family like to have a light dinner, which is supposed to be good for digestion.

In the U.S, when I cook for myself, I can still follow my normal routines as in China, but if I go out to eat or order stuff, I end up eating too much for every meal. I guess it’s mainly to do with the huge serving size, and I don’t like wasting food.

And you?

[friendly-neighborhood-medtech]

“4 servings per container”

Yeah, ok. 🙄

[lazylemonlife]