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    7 Easy Portion-Control Tricks (No Measuring Cups Required)

    by Lexi Patronis Glamour

    In a world where pasta comes in a vat you can practically swim in and restaurant entrees could fill a trough, how are you supposed to not overeat, let alone lose weight? And what does a four-ounce piece of meat look like anyway? Read on for the easiest tricks for portion control ever-no measuring cups required.



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      Think of Your Plate in Fractions You can fill your plate-just not how you might think! Fill half a dinner plate with low-starch vegetables like broccoli, a quarter of the plate with a high-fiber starch like whole-wheat bread (yes, carbs!) and the other quarter with a lean protein like grilled chicken breast.

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      Think of Your Plate in Fractions You can fill your plate-just not how you might think! Fill half a dinner plate with low-starch vegetables like broccoli, a quarter of the plate with a high-fiber starch like whole-wheat bread (yes, carbs!) and the other quarter with a lean protein like grilled chicken breast.

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