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Written By: Bhakti Paun Sharma | Updated : February 10, 2017 7:00 PM IST
There is enough stress on the fact that exercising portion control is absolutely necessary if you have to lose weight. Eating the right portions of food helps you balance your calorie intake better and keeps you on track of eating right. Using smaller plates so that you don t take huge portions of food is another trick that is tried and tested.
If you are a working professional and carry lunch from home, that s great because you are not eating out. However, our traditional lunch boxes do not help you control the portion of food you are eating. So if carrying food is a regular thing, then invest in portion control lunch boxes. You can opt for Benito boxes which come with 5-6 compartments to store different items in your lunch. It makes carrying salads and fruits easy too. Read: 10 common diet mistakes people make when losing weight.
If you are a Tupperware fan, you can make your own portion control lunch box with it. Buy bigger containers for salad, vegetables and dal. Buy a small container for roti or rice and medium size for curd or any other item that you carry along with food. You can keep a box for your healthy 4pm munchies. Having the right size of containers to pack your lunch will ensure you don t take large portions or roti and rice just because there is space in your big tiffin box.
Our traditional kid s lunch boxes that have 2 compartments have such a tiny compartment for vegetable and a huge one for rotis. It should be reverse. Buy funky Benito boxes or other kinds of lunch boxes even for your children so they are habituated to eat more of dals, salads and vegetables. This simple trick can help you eat the right things in right quantities. So get rid of the traditional boxes and bring this change to make your weight loss goals easier. Here are some tips on measuring the right portion sizes.
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