How to Practice Portion Control

Model Meals founder Danika Brysha is teaming up with the LIVESTRONG.COM team for our 30-Day Portion Control Challenge.
"I can be eating the healthiest diet in the world but if I'm overeating all these foods it can wreak havoc on my body. The same goes for undereating."
This week, Danika focuses on how to quickly and easily portion out a well balanced meal that provides the nutrients your body needs on a daily basis.
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[@yaelv4712]

I eat way too much at the moment. These plates look so small compared to what I eat in a day. This is why I have gained 3 kilos during the last year. I eat delicious and very healthy stuff, only vegan, but the portion sizes slowly became humongous. Portion size creep! And you expressed what I feel and did not dare to admit: eating healthy stuff but overeating at the same time is damaging the body.

[@clarawhite2164]

Same. It absolutely sucks that I think I'm eating healthy but I eat the portions of an over weight man.

[@alexandraaikonika]

As a person who was vegan, I thought I was eating enough, but I was not getting enough nutrients, which had led me to health issues and huge portions.

[@yaelv4712]

@@alexandraaikonika That’s a pity! I have mastered the portion control... at least since a few months. It was just a bad habit... that I already had decades ago during omnivore times. My doctor is extremely happy with my blood work, I even brought an auto-immune disease to a stop which he could not believe. Plant based has worked wonders for me since many years.

[@Thewildstinkypenguin]

It’s bc you’re vegan trust, I was for 5 years. Gained 47 lbs

[@Jasmyne444]

Omg you have summarized my daily struggle as a vegan for the last 8 years…I just overeat 😭

[@princesstiarra8071]

Did a 7 day juice cleanse, then I followed it up with fruits n vegtables for 2 weeks, then I followed up with portion control . I eat everything I want but I get 80 percent of my diet from fruits n veggies and the rest is portion control whatever food I want. I actually reset my taste buds after the cleanse and I actually crave a fruit or vegetable over anything else it's crazy how you retrain your taste buds when I do eat anything I want it's very easy to control the portions. I also will fill up on veggies sometimes and that helps with not overindulging in bad foods.

[@didilom564]

This was great! That's haw we eat in Europe back home. We never count calories, we don't do egg diets, cabage , keto they are all bad for you. But ppl there eat little and don't eat out. Most ppl are sleam compare to US. Ppl there fast without wanting. Sometimes they eat once a day, food is a necessity and the don't leave to eat, but they eat to leave.

[@nathanbrowne457]

Another way to get vitimins is dried fruit and nuts for selenium a handful is a portion remember portions and you can still have your favourite food lasts longer too and saves money

[@RickMartinYouTube]

my biggest issue w/ wt control is following portion size properly -thanks for the assist

[@noonmanji2086]

Omg..I eat 100-150g of nuts!!! No wonder I put on 3-4kg!! 😭😭😭

[@deejeff8846]

Nuts are brainfood

[@nathanbrowne457]

Or to mashed veg add protein powder and herbs and spices drink black coffee and black tea works as a food depressant to stop feeling hungry between meal times

[@dudesnowman]

This was really simple to understand and open to vegan and veggo lifestyles :)

[@nickirowe]

Thank you for sharing Danika, I will definitely give this a try.

[@charlotteholbrook3318]

Thank you, Danika. Love the hand guide, can’t leave home without it!😉 The dishes that you presented looked healthy and great ideas. Thank you for your video. Hope you make more videos. 🖐

[@renguerra4165]

Thank you Danika I love this. this was so informative. I will definitely try this

[@odelyalevy]

Wow. So very well done. Pleasure & Excellent video. Thank you. for sharing. Loves it. 💎💙🌟

[@nathanbrowne457]

Snack is a handful then liquards well done good job

[@nathanbrowne457]

Fruit with nut butter is a good snack cheap snack helps you have energy

[@brittneymacgregor5965]

I want to follow, but I noticed NONE of the salads you prepared had any dressing! I'm not sure I can go from eating southern comfort soul foods all my life to a plate of raw, undressed lettuce or spinach. It sounds so unappealing. I've had plain lettuce before and its awful. Also hate vinegar and lemon based dressings. Can you use dressing as a healthy fat?

[@nathanbrowne457]

Probly two and a half cups and liquards to shrink stomach

[@alexisstewart9579]

when you have big hands and long fingers :))))

[@fasika123]

I have the smallest hands n I still eat a lot 😂🤣

[@didilom564]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Exactly what I was thinking. My hands are small and fingers , but l'm also petite so all that makes sense . Shes toller!

[@muhammadasad8158]

Can I use your videos on my website.

[@tylerwalters5872]

Can you share the recipe for the salmon risotto?

[@whaynnaaraujo2028]

Thank you for this video and excuse my spelling when I find the KZbin channel from the doctor I will download below

[@jellyrcw12]

Thank you for sharing

[@deborahjanik1116]

Very nice video and perfect sense thank you

[@marinakorsunskaya1216]

Easy to improve

[@talytasbarcelos]

My hands are small :((

[@todayiglowup4286]

why cant i have unlimited amounts of vegetables? not starchy veggies but leafy greens. arent they low in calories?

[@ramonaneyrinck2292]

You can.

[@candidfaith9228]

Hi five with that portion control hand!!

[@nathanbrowne457]

Half of piece of fruit helps portion fruit

[@nathanbrowne457]

Vege soup with fruit syrup to boost vitimins

[@francinepangoptchams8485]

Thank you

[@elsalisa146]

There’s no dressing or seasoning on your food and I prefer a measuring cup or scale. Just need.

[@nathanbrowne457]

A day saves having to work out hard to lose weight

[@allie7050]

do you have credentials?

[@whaynnaaraujo2028]

This doctor on KZbin he said to use a children play 4 portion control

[@missmjl2468]

Great video. Thanks :-)

[@ReLowa]

God bless you.

[@luciatabacco]

that avocado is way bigger than your thumb! everything looks a massive approximation to me here. Plus, you don't just need 1 of each macros. You might need 3 thumbs of healthy fats per meal and 2 palms of protein and 4 handcup of carbs. IT ALL DEPENDS!!

[@juliedunlap1]

Did you dress the salad?

[@jungalpari2525]

Nice

[@jasmines.6325]

If I undereat during the day I tend to binge at night

[@whaynnaaraujo2028]

Excuse my bad spelling

[@azariaazaria3030]

No need for portion control when the majority of your diet is whole grains fruits and vegetables

[@darena6982]

I personally have problems with my gut and eating large meals less often makes me super sick and bloated, despite the fact that I eat super clean. So some people have to eat smaller portions in order to give their gut a break.

[@naokarina593]

Portion control is important .. trust me of you eat more than 1 cup of brocolis you’ll get bloated.. so portion is the key

[@elliteequine3785]

not true. you get huge bloat from just fibre (e.g wholegrains fruits and veggies). get educated.

[@BEAUTYnIQ]

​@@elliteequine3785yess l eat carnivore.. all those seeds are terrible for you..

[@ronitajames61]

My hands are big lol

[@CanadiancherryofScotland777]

Dead xD

[@MsTheartofwar]

This makes zero sense. You show such small portions then you have this large bowl of salad.

[@shaunalea5139]

The Art Of War because lettuce has very little calories so you can eat more of it. I’m pretty sure that bowl is correct size.

[@BEAUTYnIQ]

meh of course she will defend such a contradiction.. its a ridiculous video..

[@elvislenom8274]

Nice content. But why are your eyes so blue

[@lindariddle7081]

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[@joewilliams-nelson5594]

Too long.

[@EliteXtasy]

Strawberries and almonds with chicken and spinach?? Gross!

[@wehrman10]

sorry but i can't take you seriously - please first get lean and then talk about portion sizes

[@cindyvaughn6211]

Shes a healthy weight her advice is for a healthy weight if you want advice on being lean find a body builders channel

[@oatesnaomi]

Just what I was thinking.

[@joannewojo]

Rude! She looks healthy already and down to earth.

[@nobodysbaby5048]

@@terrormisssue9254 Second that. What a creep. This was a practical balanced bright advice video.

[@BEAUTYnIQ]

nah.. there were contradictions, but she's not fat.. maybe a little bit plump but nbd good grief

[@noonmanji2086]

Omg..I eat 100-150g of nuts!!! No wonder I put on 3-4kg!! 😭😭😭