What does your filled dinner plate look like? Do mashed potatoes take up most of the space, with meat not far behind and nary an inch left over for a fresh vegetable? Then you might need some help.

Do you know how much to eat at every meal? According to a study by the National Institutes of Health, most Americans have no clue how much food to consume in a day. It’s safe to say that we know how ...

Eating healthy isn’t just about what you eat, but also how much you eat. Sometimes you pile up too much food on your plates, snack mindlessly, or underestimate portion sizes. Over time, this can lead ...

Slim & Sage is a collection of stunningly designed porcelain plates ideal for healthy eating, portion control and weight management. Slim & Sage’s elegant European designs conceal the recommended ...

No more self-delusion. Your heaping pile of pasta isn’t a diet plan–and now your plate will remind you. It started with a simple idea: If people tend to overeat because they have trouble estimating ...

A randomized trial evaluated the efficacy of a portion-control strategy (a specially designed dinner plate and breakfast bowl) on weight loss (Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:1277-1283). Researchers ...

Portion control is a cornerstone of intuitive eating, quieting food noise and weight loss. But it can be a bit challenging to achieve when you don’t have a food scale or labeled portion control plates ...

A portion is a portion is a portion -- unless, that is, it’s a giant, super, king or grande portion, in which case it’s probably trouble. Over the last 30 years, portions have grown by heaps and ...

Macy’s vowed to remove a set of dinner plates from all stores after receiving backlash on social media from users who claimed the design promoted body shaming and eating disorders. The plates in ...

Have you seen a portion control plate? I must admit I thought how funny for an adult sized portion control plate. But then I thought, it's actually a good idea, kind of. The concept is in the right ...

Sometimes all it takes is one person — or one tweet — to make a difference. Just look at Twitter user Alie Ward. She spotted Pourtions brand plates sold at Macy's and tweeted a photo of the plates on ...

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