Portion Control

Eating healthy food does you no good if you so much that your calorie intake is as much as if you had eaten a super sized fast food meal. Portion sizes are very important to a healthy lifestyle. choosemyplate.gov is a great resource for finding the correct portion sizes. As you can see from the picture, fruits and vegetables should take up half of your plate and the other half is shared by protein and grains. This is very different than a traditional american meal of a steak and potatoes that take up the entire plate. Eating correct portion sizes can be difficult at first, but after you do it for a while, it becomes habit.