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Christina M. Stark, MS, RD, CDN Responds:
Christina Stark, MS, RD, a nutrition specialist in the division of nutritional sciences at Cornell University, responds: Try these three strategies: Reorganize, downsize, and control portions. Here's how.
Make fruits and vegetables your main convenience foods by rearranging the fridge. Keep whole, fresh fruits (such as apples, pears, bananas, and grapes) and dried fruits handy on counters and in the front sections of your refrigerator. They require no preparation; you can just pick them up and eat or carry them with you for a snack. Always have bagged salad, baby carrots, canned beans, and frozen vegetables on hand for a quick way to add vegetables to any meal.
Serve meals and snacks on smaller plates and bowls—this may help you to downsize portions and keep them small. Research shows that you may eat more when a larger portion is served.
Buy high-temptation items in single-portion servings to help you control portion size. Some snack foods, such as microwave popcorn, pretzels, bars, chips, cookies, and crackers, now come in 100-calorie packs.
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Christina M. Stark
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