Take Action!
Eat smaller portions.
Eating healthy food is important. But you also need to pay attention to how much food you eat. Take the Portion Distortion Quiz to test your knowledge. 
Here are some tips for watching your portions:
- Start the day with a healthy breakfast.
- Eat small, healthy snacks during the day. This will keep you from overeating at mealtimes.
- Put a small amount of food in a bowl instead of eating out of the package or container.
- Serve food on plates and leave the main dish on the stove. You will be less tempted to go back for seconds.
- If you are eating out, only eat half of your meal. Take the other half home.
- Read the label to find out how many servings are in a package. There may be more than one!
- Eat slowly – this will give you time to feel full.
- Don’t eat in front of the TV. It’s harder to keep track of how much you are eating.
