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10 tips for healthful dining

January 29, 2024 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Hello, Being a nutritionist in New York City and Boca Raton, with so many good restaurants around us, so many clients …

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Filed Under: Restaurant eating Tagged With: alcohol, Buffets, Dining out, Finally Full Finally Slim, portion control, portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size, soda

Portion-control hacks that really work

September 19, 2022 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

As a nutritionist and portion-size researcher, I’ve helped thousands of clients slim down while eating foods they love …

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Filed Under: Portion control Tagged With: Finally Full Finally Slim, portion, portion control, portion guide, portion hacks, Portion sizes, Portion Teller, portion-size, portions, size it up, smartsize, weight loss

Welcome to 2013!: 8 Healthy Tips

January 7, 2013 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Welcome to 2013.  8 Tips to Better Health Happy New Year! Below is my latest post for Huffington Post. You can …

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Filed Under: Healthy goals, Nutrition Tagged With: Diets, Food Diary, Healthy eating, portion control, Portion Teller

Holiday tip: mini-size it!

December 14, 2012 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Here is my latest blog post for Huffington Post. You can also read it here. Happy holidays! Holiday tip: …

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Filed Under: Dieting, Food portion, Holiday eating, Portion control, Portion size Tagged With: Calories, Healthy eating, Holiday eating, portion control, portion size, Portion Teller

New portion-size campaign: Cut your portions. Cut your risk.

January 9, 2012 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Today, the NYC Health Department, very proactive in fighting obesity and other public health issues, launches a new ad …

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Filed Under: Calories, Marion Nestle, NYC Department of Health, Obesity, Portion control, Portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size, Uncategorized Tagged With: Calories, Marion Nestle, NYC Department of Health, obesity, portion control, portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size

A “handy” way to size up servings

August 15, 2011 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

With portion sizes so big, using visuals as a guide to guesstimate how much food is on your plate is a useful tool. I …

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: portion control, portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size

Unrealistic serving sizes

August 3, 2011 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Unrealistic serving sizes Do you know anyone who eats only ¾ cup cereal, ½ cup of ice cream, or 1 cup of soup at a …

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Filed Under: Food and Drug Administration, Food portion, Portion size, Salt, Serving size, Uncategorized, Weight control Tagged With: Calories, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Food and Drug Administration, portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size, Sodium

To cut calories, try cutting food in half!

May 13, 2011 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

New research reported in the May issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found what I have been …

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Filed Under: Calories, Dieting, Food portion, Portion size, Portion Teller Tagged With: Calories, portion control, portion size, Portion Teller

What’s your portion IQ?

March 18, 2011 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Test your portion IQ: Wheel of Portion quiz With portion sizes so big these days, it is hard to get a handle on how …

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Filed Under: Food portion, Portion control, Portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size, Uncategorized Tagged With: portion control, portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size

Eyeballing serving sizes

January 27, 2011 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Eyeballing serving sizes: a visual guide As I often tell my clients, if you happen to be cooking and eating at home, …

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Filed Under: Food portion, Portion control, Portion size, Portion Teller, Serving size, Weight control Tagged With: nutrition, portion control, portion size, Portion Teller

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