Portion size
David Kinshuck
Calculating portion size for an active day
The Zimbabwe hand jive, suggested by Dr K Mawji, illustrates how to measure the amount of food 'imaginatively', in a reasonably accurate manner, without scales etc. These are the values for an energetic day in Zimbabwe; we will need smaller portions in the UK.
'Eating fast and until full trebles the risk' of developing diabetes (BMJ 2008), as does eating until full. Lets eat the Mediterranean way and dump the fast foods!
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protein...the size of you palm, thickness of little finger |
vegetables (not potatoes/carbohydrate) eg lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes |
fat..the size of your thumb |