1) First things first: take a smaller plate. No small plate? Use a small  bowl. No small bowl? Use a CUP! The less room you have to fill up, the less you are likely to take, and the more likely you are to realize you’re full before you can grab more!
2) Take the things you’ve never had before. If it’s something you eat every time there’s a potluck, save it for later, you know what it tastes like. Go for something different, and try a little. If you’ve tried the new stuff and still think you can handle a bit more, then go for the rest.
3) Pace yourself! Taste small samples throughout the day rather than filling your plate to the brim at lunch. You want to avoid a unit-wide food coma. Patients still need things after lunch time, you don’t want to be zoning out over your charting because you tried eating everything all at once! Treat it like samples at Costco. Â Small bites.
They may be small steps, and they may not be the best weight loss or portion control advice, but it may help you from inducing a food coma on those days when things are a bit slow and everything looks delish! Â Happy Eating!
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