Portion Gallery...a taster Become a full website member today and access (amongst many other goodies) my Portion Gallery. As a little taster, here's just a tiny section of what you'll get in the member's area... It only takes a few hundred extra calories eaten here and there over a typical day to gradually build up and trigger a gain in weight. Very often these extra calories come from us unwittingly eating larger portions and servings of everyday foods than we are used to. Take for instance the size of an average scone. Back in the 1980's it would have weighed around 50g and provide 151 calories. Now the average size of a scone from a supermarket is around 70g and if you go into a typical high street coffee shop, they can tip the scales at 190g with a whacking 600 calories. This is what I call 'Portion Distortion'. And here is the problem. We eat in portions. How many people do you know who, on picking up a now standard 50g packet of crisps say; 'Crisps used to come in 25g bags, so I'll just eat half'. It doesn't happen. The consequence is that we end up eating double the quantity and double the calories. Portions have, quite simply, become distorted over the last few decades and this distortion is taking its toll on our waistbands. But it isn't just that portions are getting bigger. Most of us, myself included, find it hard to know how much we should be eating of everyday foods. And how about nuts and seeds? With these 'health' foods becoming the latest craze to nibble on between meals, how much is too much from the point of view of calories per portion? It is to answer these questions and to help give you an idea of 'normal' serving sizes that I have created my Portion Gallery. Take a look at everything from croissants to cappuccino cups to help you get to grips with what you are really eating! Browse through the thumb-nail images below and click each to find out more.
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