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| Holy Moly - I don't know portion sizes: do you? |  giasbash6260 |
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| #1 | gi-jane |
May 15 2008 06:49 |
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I admit to having got very fat in the past, partly through eating junk, but also through serious lack of portion control. I was cooking for an army and eating it myself! The solution for me was to invest in a good set of kitchen scales and keep them out on the worktop next to the chopping board. For a long time, everything I cooked was weighed first. And even now, despite having a much better idea what the 'right' portion-sizes look like for me, I prefer to weigh things like rice and pasta rather than guesstimating. I try to get some protein at each meal. For me a portion of protein would be 3oz red meat, 4oz cooked beans, 2 eggs, 1oz of nuts, seeds or cheese or 5oz white meat/fish. Alongside a portion of carbohydrate... 2oz bread, cereals, dry noodles/pasta/rice/grain, or 6oz starchy vegetables such as potatoes/sweet potatoes. |
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| #2 |  udokier |
May 15 2008 07:12 |
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Wow. A pound or more of any meat is a LOT - and I'm a guy. That being said, keep in mind that the cooked weight and calories of salmon (or any other meat) and post-cooking weight will be significantly different. Make sure you've got that tracked correctly.
I guess I'm fairly picayune about portion control. I weight every serving of meat I eat and only eat enough to get my protein for the day. That's basically about 6-8 oz. (cooked) of chicken breast per day or equivalent in other meats. I feel like that is a lot of meat, so yeah, a lb of salmon is a lot. Salmon is an excellent food, but it does have a lot of fat and calories - might be good to watch the portions a bit more cloesly next time. |
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| #3 | zebulancherry |
May 15 2008 14:49 |
| Eating pounds of meat a day is not healthy - no matter what type of flesh you're eating. That includes fish. You are most definatley on a protein-overload which is terrible for your kidneys. Tone it down a little. | ||
| #4 | mykanosdelight |
May 15 2008 14:52 |
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Well, I ate a 1.5 lb corned beef brisket on Monday, lol. It wouldn't fit in my food scale, so that is just an estimation |
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| #5 | natlyann25 |
May 15 2008 17:00 |
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Random question. . . .not pertaining to portion sizes. But, giasbach6260 said that she ate steamed purple cabbage. Does purple cabbage taste the same as green cabbage? The only thing I have ever used purple cabbage for, is a science fair project when I was about 10 or 11. I haven't actually eaten it (outside of small pieces in bought salad, which I can't even seem to taste anyway). I am just curious, because the store I was in the other day only had purple and I really wanted cabbage and didnt purchase it because I thought it might taste different. Thanks! |
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| #6 | giasbash6260 |
May 15 2008 19:06 |
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hey natlyann - purple & green cabbage taste relatively the same & each have their own healthful benefits! I would eat as much of both of them as you can! Steamed cabbage is really delicious with fish! :) |
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| #7 | natlyann25 |
May 15 2008 20:08 |
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Thanks! Now I wont be scared to buy it. I love steamed cabbage! |
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| #8 | sydney3990 |
May 15 2008 23:28 |
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uh so I weighed out about 3 oz of grilled halibut for dinner tonight... since it was already cooked, that means it was more than 3 oz?? |
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| #9 | udokier |
May 16 2008 01:46 |
Original Post by sydney3990: It was more than 3 0z when it was raw. When you enter your calories, make sure it says 3 oz cooked, not raw. |
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| #10 | cellulitedelight |
May 16 2008 02:10 |
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*is named Moly and is certainly not holy* I just finished eating a little less than half a pound of meatloaf. I consider that to be pretty damned big, but I'm maintaining (or at least attempting to) and can roll like that. |
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| #11 | adonvll |
May 16 2008 19:48 |
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I once ate a whole 18" pizza in one hour - Combination with Mushrooms, Pepperoni, Sausage, Anchiovies..yummy. But I could probably eat 5 lbs of Salmon like a bear - just good stuff |
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| #12 | portugueselove |
May 16 2008 21:28 |
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Dang girlie i can't even eat that and im huge compared to u. Where does all that food go to??? U eat a lot yet ur not fat. Ur lucky. U must have a very high metabolism. LOL. |
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| #13 | meleba |
May 17 2008 00:13 |
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I also like to eat large portions. I don't think there's anything wrong with it, as long as you're within your calorie guidelines. It goes against the common diet tip, but I like to eat three big meals instead of six small ones. Just do what works for you. Also, if you like to eat a lot, go for less calorie dense foods. I can eat a whole pound of cauliflower for 105 calories. And cauliflower is good! It feels kind of unlady-like to eat large servings of meat, but I do it anyway. XD Grass fed buffalo ftw. (Lower calorie than chicken!) |
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| #14 |  c_jamie |
May 17 2008 04:00 |
| I ate a lot of salmon today as well. They served me 2 decent sized pieces of salmon. But I don't know portion sizes either, so I'm at a lost about the ounces or weight..... any sample pics? or a good way to judge? | ||
| #15 | meleba |
May 17 2008 05:31 |
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I hear 3 oz. of fish looks like a checkbook. |
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| #16 | giasbash6260 |
May 18 2008 06:00 |
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I must say I am completely over the top with portion sizes and I always read places that for specific body weights, specific grams of protein will suffice... but YEA RIGHT! I am supposed to eat about 50 grams of protein which equates to... 1.7 ounces! HA HA HA!!!!! I eat about 32 ounces a day! Obviously it is not too terrible for the body because I am still functioning... Well, maybe I shouldn't talk to soon! LOL!!! |
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| #17 | meleba |
May 18 2008 06:05 |
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I feel best when I eat around 75. It varies for everybody, I think. |
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