I always divide my food into single servings. For example, with Kashi cereal, I will divide the entire box into serving sizes, put them in zip baggies and put them back into the box. This way when I am getting ready for my day at work, I just grab a bag and I am good to go. I do the same thing with Wheat Thins, etc. It works great and I always know what I am eating and how much!
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I do this trick too!! I do it with my lunch meat, pickles, & veggies too. I weigh it all, put in zip bags, write the weight or portion size on the bag with a sharpie, and throw it in the drawer of the fridge. In the morning rush to get to work, I just open the drawer and grab one of everything and I'm out the door in 10 seconds! It's a huge time saver and the weight or portion size is right on the bag so easy to plug into Sparkpeople to keep track of calories!
YCOMBER8/25/2011 7:54:00 AM
Hello,
It is good to see that I am not the only one that use portion control.
YELLOWBIRD0110/7/2010 9:55:00 AM
I had never thought of this!! Thank you so much for the information!!
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