michael s
(Michael S)
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more control over another automated calorie-counter: serving size. In
1957, a breakfast muffin weighed 1½ ounces; today, a typical deli or
bakery muffin is 8 ounces and 400 calories. Twenty-five years ago, a
fast-food cheeseburger contained 333 calories, while today 590 calories
is the norm for those enormous sandwiches that pass through the drive-
through window. But think about the burgers you cook on your own
backyard grill: They're probably closer to the size you ordered while
listening to Tears for Fears back in the day. And just think how much
saturated fat you can save (up to 23 grams) by making your patties with
ground chicken and fiber-rich whole wheat bread crumbs instead of
beef. That's something you can't do at the Home of the Whopper.
Here's another reason why making your meals at home will help
you lose weight: The dishes in your cabinets aren't the size of manhole
covers, as they often are in restaurants. Studies have found a clear
correlation between the size of dinner plates and the amount of food
people will consume in a sitting. Break out the salad plates when
dishing out the spaghetti! And learn to recognize the amount of food in
a proper serving size. The Portion-Distortion Decoder on page 13 can
help.
SHRINK YOUR BELLY FAT
New Abs Diet Principle #6: Eat More Omega-3s
You've probably heard a lot about omega-3 fatty acids and their link to
heart health over the past several years. But did you realize that they are
part of the membrane of every cell in your body and they're also the
building blocks of hormones that govern many of the functions of
organs? The omega-3 fatty acids, particularly EPA and DHA
(eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, respectively), which
you get from cold water fish, may also lower the risk of colon cancer,
stroke, asthma, and arthritis and help fight obesity, diabetes, and
depression as well. But besides salmon and those smelly little pills they
