We used to have somebody living with us, a student, when he left, Mom was still making enough for 4, instead of 3.
Portion size? Hmm, that is always a difficult question, how much is enough, how much is too much, and how much is too little?
Well, I think its going to have to be trial and error, and trying to find out when your body says it’s too much.
The best thing to do, which will control how fast you eat, and will make it easier for your body to digest the food is to slow down how you eat.
So, good practice is, for each time you put something in your mouth, is to put the knife and fork down, chew it all up, and then swallow, not eating more while still chewing.
This might seem like a very lengthy process of eating, however this allows your body to more accurately tell you when you’re full! Some studies, I’m not sure which, show that chewing introduces more enzymes and makes the food easier to digest by the stomach. Others have even suggested, that this can lengthen your life span, as you’re less likely to over eat, your system doesn’t have to work as hard to digest it, and then ingest it in your small intestine!
So the question of portion size? Eat thoroughly and see if your body can tell you when enough is enough!
Pierce
Portion size? Hmm, that is always a difficult question, how much is enough, how much is too much, and how much is too little?
Well, I think its going to have to be trial and error, and trying to find out when your body says it’s too much.
The best thing to do, which will control how fast you eat, and will make it easier for your body to digest the food is to slow down how you eat.
So, good practice is, for each time you put something in your mouth, is to put the knife and fork down, chew it all up, and then swallow, not eating more while still chewing.
This might seem like a very lengthy process of eating, however this allows your body to more accurately tell you when you’re full! Some studies, I’m not sure which, show that chewing introduces more enzymes and makes the food easier to digest by the stomach. Others have even suggested, that this can lengthen your life span, as you’re less likely to over eat, your system doesn’t have to work as hard to digest it, and then ingest it in your small intestine!
So the question of portion size? Eat thoroughly and see if your body can tell you when enough is enough!
Pierce
