CrystalJo74's Journal, 08 Mar 22

Goooood Morning!! 🙋‍♀️

Whether we've been doing this a long time or just learning the basics of nutrition & portion control, I thought this post might be helpful. The print is WAY too small but the photos are a good visual of what a 'serving' should look like (and the link is there to take a closer look 👀)

There is SO much to consider when we start 'paying attention' to what we're actually putting in our bodies. I was totally shocked when I first started counting calories/macros to find out that a 'serving' of avocado was NOT the whole thing! What??? (Well, it might be for my Keto friends...). Then when I noticed how much more individual 'bites' I could get from some foods than others...I began to make different choices.

The other thing that has helped me so much is the often unappreciated RAMEKIN! (Noun: a small glass or earthenware dish, often white & circular, in which food is baked & served.) I have quite a collection of these cute little containers (mostly from the thrift store) that make it a little more FUN to enjoy that modest single serving. Sometimes I fill a plate with a variety of ramekins, filled with an assortment of colorful single servings...and I feel like I've feasted!!

I also was shocked to discover that when I had glanced at the calories on the nutrition label...it could be VERY misleading. When I started measuring/weighing my food I discovered that 1 cup of cereal looked very scant compared to the BOWLFUL I had always thought was a 'serving'. HA!! Reality check for me!

I apologize that this post is so long (and the print so small in the photos) but I really really hope that it helps someone out there in FS land 😊💙🥗

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1141 kcal

Fat: 36.45g | Prot: 71.42g | Carbs: 160.08g.   Breakfast: Young Green Onions, Mushrooms, Baby Spinach, Egg Substitute (Liquid), Kraft Reduced Fat Mexican 4 Cheese Blend, Strawberries, Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt - Vanilla (150g), Dave's Killer Bread Thin-Sliced Organic Sprouted Whole Grains, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Light Vegetable Oil Spread, Coffee with Skim Milk. Lunch: Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt - Vanilla (150g), Walden Farms Calorie Free Ranch Dressing, Splenda Brown Sugar Blend, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Light Vegetable Oil Spread, Acorn Winter Squash, Baby Spinach, Black Olives, Kroger Grape Tomatoes, Young Green Onions, Red Leaf Lettuce, Mushrooms, Avocados, Eggland's Best Egg White. Dinner: Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt - Vanilla (150g), Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop! 94% Fat Free Butter 100 Calorie Mini Bags. Snacks/Other: Hershey's Milk Chocolate Kisses (1), Evolve Plant-Based Protein Shake, Ann Marie's Bakery Sugar-Free Cinnamon Swirl Loaf. more...

1296 kcal

Exercise: Fitbit - 24 hours. more...