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WEIGHT LOSS

Hats off to the portion cutters Amanda
Ursell’s
Let’s give credit where
it’s due – some food tips for
companies are making
an effort to cut portion controlling
sizes. However, portions
according to the
National Obesity O It’s no myth that using
Forum’s Tam Fry, those O NESTLÉ, famous O MR KIPLING smaller plates and bowls
that have reduced the for its KitKat, has Premier Foods, maker
size of their products joined the trend, of Mr Kipling and other leads to eating less –
without also cutting with all single-serve well-known brands, research backs this up.
the price are making a confectionery has also created a O Cook meals from scratch as
mistake as consumers products under calorie cap of 250 on often as possible so you can
feel cheated. 250kcal since 2013. individual cakes.
control your portions rather
than buying ready meals.
O Weigh pasta and rice before
cooking until you get used to
what a portion (60–70g dry
weight) looks like.
O If eating out, fill up with a
low-calorie starter such as
O UNILEVER’S O MARS made a O CADBURY hasn’t
single-serve ice-cream global commitment in sold single-serve soup or melon and eat your
products all now 2012 to ensure all its confectionery main slowly. Remember, it’s
come in under single-serve chocolate with more than fine to leave food on your
250kcal, including products contained 250kcal since 2015.
iconic brands Magnum no more than 250kcal It has made a plate or ask for a doggy bag.
and Cornetto. It has per portion by the particularly impressive O Order two starters instead
also managed to get end of 2013. This is effort with Dairy Milk of a main course if you know
all its ice-cream why favourite bars Buttons, managing to the restaurant serves big
brands aimed at such as Mars, Snickers reduce the calories
children down to and Milky Way are all from 159 per portions, or share a pizza and
110kcal or under. smaller now. multipack bag to 76. have a salad on the side.

The ever-expanding muffin A muffin once came in a standard 85g
size. Now they can be anything from a mini to a maxi – even though they’re still
intended to serve 1, leaving us unsure how many calories we’re consuming

280kcal 475kcal

86

estimated a cake intended
to serve 6 would only
provide 4 portions 72g 85g 130g

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