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Mastering the Art of Portion Control

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! (function() { var s = document.createElement('SCRIPT'), s1 = document.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT')[0]; s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = 'http://widgets.digg.com/buttons.js'; s1.parentNode.insertBefore(s, s1); })(); Tweet (function() { var s = document.createElement('SCRIPT'), s1 = document.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT')[0]; s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = 'http://widgets.digg.com/buttons.js'; s1.parentNode.insertBefore(s, s1); })(); TweetTweet Vegetables By:  Susan Taylor, RDN, LD We all know that portion sizes today are typically at least twice their size 20 years ago.  No wonder there is an obesity epidemic is this country!   However, mastering the art of portion control is not rocket science–it just takes a little planning and old fashioned common sense. Ask for a takeout container at the start of your meal.  As soon as your meal arrives at your table, put half of it away to take home with you.  This move saves calories as you don’t have to try to polish off the huge portions served at many restaurants. Never eat directly out of a large package.   It’s so easy to overeat when you are digging into a big bag of potato chips. Instead, put your serving in a small bowl or container and the rest back in the pantry. Make sure portion sizes are compatible with your activity level.  The older you get, the fewer calories you need which means you need more nutrition per calorie.  Therefore, it is a good idea to limit less nutrient dense foods such as potato chips or snack on more nutrient dense foods like fresh fruit as fruit is packed with valueable nutrients but low in calories. Don’t forget to convert serving sizes.  This is one reason food labels are important.  Simply multiply the nutritional information for one serving  by the number of servings you plan to eat.  For example, if one can of beans serves two people and you usually eat the entire can, multiply the fat, calories, etc. by two. Take the time to measure out an exact portion size according to the food label so that you know what a typical serving really looks like to make keeping track of your food intake even easier.  Watching portion sizes is essential in managing your weight and overall health. This skill is definitely worth mastering. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

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Take In the Southern Ground Music and Food Festival This Weekend

Posted by Susan | Posted in Healthy Eating | Posted on 17-10-2012

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Love having a good time listening to great music and enjoying good food?  Then, plan to visit Charleston the weekend of October 21st-23rd for the 2nd annual Southern Ground Music and Food Festival to be held at Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel Island.  For ticket information , please visit

http://www.southerngroundfestival.com/festinfo.html.

This three day music and food fest presents a wide variety of music styles from such bands as The Zac Brown Band, The Avett Brothers, The Wailers, The Charlie Daniels Band, Los Lonely Boys, and Michael Franti plus special guest appearances from Gregg Allman and John Mayer.

Those purchasing Front Porch Stage Box tickets will be treated to a four course gourmet meat prepared by Southern Ground Executive Chef Rusty Hamlin.  Complementary beverage are also available along with a late night snack menu.  Local Charleston area food vendors will also be onsite to provide mouth-watering food to satisfy everyone’s appetite.

This combination of great weather, good food, and incredible music is hard to beat.

Tickets to this not to be missed festival are selling fast so make plans to come on down for a visit today!

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