There’s a lot that goes into healthy eating.
Depending on your goals, you’re likely looking at calories, nutrition, macros, and more.
But when plating food or looking at packaged meals, portion and serving sizes also come into play.
First, let’s distinguish between portion sizes and serving sizes.
On the other hand, portion sizes are all about choice.
Keep scrolling to learn how portion sizes can guide your eating habits.
In an effort to get Nutrition Fact labels to more closely match what people are actually consuming, theU.S.
Food & Drug Administration(FDA) bases serving sizes on reported eating habits.
By law, serving sizes reflect what people eat not the healthy amount that theyshouldbe eating.
“The fact is, for many foods, we’re eating larger portions than we used to.
The goal is to help people better understand theircaloric and nutritional intake.
