Portion control key to maintaining healthy weight

Portion Control: Key To Maintaining Healthy Weight

Good news for people hoping to control calories--the key could be your favorite snacks; as long as they've been portioned into 100-calorie or less packages.

Portion Control: Key To Maintaining Healthy Weight

Good news for people hoping to control calories-the key could be your favorite snacks; as long as they've been portioned into 100-calorie or less packages.

Convenient, portion-controlled packages are new to the market, but you don't have to buy processed foods to take advantage of this healthy trend.

For example, if sweet and juicy appeal to your taste buds, consider the orange. With only 80 calories, oranges are naturally portion-controlled, ready-to-go, juicy and refreshing. What's more, because of their high fiber and water content, oranges contribute to the feeling of fullness, which suppresses appetite and helps prevent overeating.

Citrus is a great-tasting way to make calories count by getting more nutrition in fewer calories.

Introducing kids to fruits and vegetables early in life shapes their behaviors so they choose these foods throughout life. A child who grows up nourished with wholesome fruits and vegetables will learn to pr

 

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