GET WISE TO PORTION SIZE

Learn how to manage your portion sizes, because it’s not just what we eat that contributes to rising rates of overweight and obesity—it’s how much we eat, as well. The average restaurant meal is now four times larger than it was in the 1950s, and eating a single extra cookie five days a week can cause you to gain ten extra pounds over the course of a year! Four short video segments and an interview with a registered dietician explain what portion size is, why it matters, and provides easy tricks for controlling portions whether you’re eating out or at home. Grades 6 and up. Closed captioned. Color. Learning ZoneXpress. 18 minutes. ©2014.