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Jul
14
Pictures of 300 Calorie Servings
Filed Under Eating Healthy, Nutrition
I usually try to use my weekend roundups to link to other sites with useful articles. Sometimes though, I find something that I’m so impressed with that I just want to give it a bit more spotlight. Today is such a case.
I forget how I stumbled onto this site. In fact, I think I did use Stumble Upon to get to it. Quick plug - If you like any 60 in 3 articles, don’t forget to Stumble them! 
Anyway, I found it quite randomly but I was amazingly impressed by what I saw. It’s such a simple idea and yet very powerful. What the author has done is take picture of 300 calorie servings of various foods, from fruits and vegetables to meat and dairy.
Why So Impressed?
Because it’s great to talk about portion control and serving sizes but it really doesn’t sink in until you see it visually. For example, the difference between 300 calories of apples and 300 calories of bacon is easy to understand but seeing it in pictures really drives home the difference in what you’re eating. Even better, these pictures can take differences that are a bit less obvious and make them clearer. For example, compare the 300 calories of grapes to 300 calories of raisins. It’s hard for many people to see the difference between eating grapes and eating raisins, and this sort of visual aid really makes a difference.
But Wait, There’s More!
Not only did the author include all the weight measurements used for these pictures, she also included the prices. Now some of these might not be accurate for your neighborhood, but it’s still useful information. For example, it’s easy to see why so many people eat too much meat, it’s cheap, something you can chalk up to our government’s misguided farm policies. 300 calories of beef cost less than 300 calories of tomatoes, which is just crazy. I should probably get off this topic before I go into a full political rant!
How To Use This Information
This isn’t meant to be a reference guide. I don’t think you should come to this site and check out the pictures every time you’re going to eat. Just take a good look through this link. Spend some time and get to know your typical food serving. Come back a few days from now and do it again. Basically, I want you to educate yourself so that, when faced with real food, you know how much is too much and how much is just right.
Without Further Ado…
Here’s the link:
And a similar link only this time to 200 calories servings:
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All credit to the guy - he’s put a lot of work in that.
Great link! Found it very interesting