Does Size Matter?
May 26, 2007
Originally Posted on May 26th, 2007 3:04 pm
Someone asked me the other day if I did the small plate trick. You know, eat on smaller plates to trick your brain into thinking you are actually consuming more then you are.
I don’t know about you but I think it’s bogus. This morning I weighed out two bowls of Fiber One cereal. Which one do you think looks better? Bigger? If I only ate the one serving of cereal out of either bowl I would be completely unsatisfied.
What I think does matter is bulk. I’ve never hid the fact that I LOVE to eat. I mean really, I enjoy the process of eating. No wonder I had a weight issue. My love of eating paired with my lack of nutritional knowledge was a bad combination.
Now this is what I call a bowl of cereal. I’ve bulked it up with some fresh strawberries, blueberries and a sprinkle of Flaxseeds. You can add anything, a banana, raspberries, blackberries or even skip the milk and add a serving of cereal to your favorite light flavored yogurt. The yogurt is thicker and takes longer to eat.
Moral of the story here, it’s not size that matters it’s bulk. The one thing I owe Weight Watchers (well there is probably more) is that they taught me to bulk up my food with low point stuff. And guess what! That low point stuff is normally better for you anyway.
What do you do to bulk up your breakfast?
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On July 10th, 2007 at 3:53 pm Anonymous said:
I like to bulk up my breakfast with coffee…well, I don’t actually put the coffee in the breakfast…I take a bite of my muffin and wash it down with black coffee. The sugar from my muffin sweetens my coffee, and the coffee mixed with the muffin kind of swells up to make me feel fuller (for longer). It also reminds me of going to Dunkin’ Doughnuts or Krispy Kreme and soaking my doughnut in my coffee. I guess it’s a less messy nostalgia trip from my fat 20’s days, really.
Tina in Alabama
On August 2nd, 2007 at 8:58 pm Anonymous said:
My favorite breakfast is 1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese with 1/2 cup canned mandarin oranges and 1/2 cup fiber one cereal all mixed together-yummy!! I also love fat free vanilla yogurt mixed with a berry vitatop torn into pieces-heavenly!!
Thanks for your fabulous site!
Cyndee in Arizona
On August 10th, 2007 at 8:19 am Anonymous said:
I think the idea of a smaller plate is real. Like they say ‘You also eat with your eyes’ If you have a full plate (bowl), you don’t feel like you are being deprived.
Jody in South Dakota
On September 2nd, 2007 at 8:42 pm Anonymous said:
I make a mean ‘egg beater’s’ omelet with a spray of pam for then pan and cherry tomatoes, onions, green peppers and mushrooms. Very filling and two points for the egg beaters.
On August 24th, 2008 at 8:29 pm The Volumetrics Eating Plan | Roni’s Weigh said:
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