Portion control

Eating the same sized meal as your other half?

Then you need to look at your portion sizes.

Take a leaf out of actress Jessica Biel’s book – when she orders meals in restaurants she always sends half back. Her mantra is “Eat things you like, but eat them in smaller portions.”

Halle Berry always keeps a watchful eye on how much she’s eating, while Heroes star Hayden Panettiere goes one step further by eating a quarter of a portion and waiting to see if she’s full. “Portion control is going to be the big buzz word for the next few years,” says dietitian Nigel Denby.

“By having too big a portion at each meal you could be taking in as much as 7,000 extra calories each week.

“One way is to eat half of your portion, but I recommend eating a smaller portion, then waiting 10 minutes. If you feel full, stop eating. If you’re still not satisfied have just a bit more. It can also help to use a smaller plate.”