Step One Part Three Bowls

Again if you move your family to smaller size bowls the odds of you over eating and consuming more calories then you intended is less.

The first picture here is of 3/4 cup (one serving size of Cascadian Farms Multi Grain Squares). It comes up to about 1/2 up the bowl. Add in your 1/2 cup of milk (skim in their label) and it looks like a full bowl of cereal at a count of 150 calories.



This second picture is of 3/4 cup (one serving size of the above) and it barely covers the bottom of a typical household bowl. Most people would double the amount easily just to make it look like a bowlful after milk. So your talking 300 calories in your big bowl of cereal.


I suggest you play around with your dishes to see what your dishes look like at the serving size for your food. When you downsize your dishes your lowering your chance of overeating just because we've learned to fill up our plate and eat everything on it.

Okay starting tomorrow I'm doing step two. Overhauling your family snacks. I'll share photos, tips, and ideas.