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<br><br>Hungry Girl Today: 2.25.10
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<br><br> Think you're serving-size savvy? We put HG staffers, friends, and family 
<br><br>members to the test to see just how well we're all able to ID portions of 
<br><br>certain foods. The results are ALARMING... 
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<br><br>CEREAL
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<br><br>If you're a label-reader, you already know that filling your cereal bowl to the 
<br><br>brim will give you WAY more calories than a single serving's worth. (And if 
<br><br>you DON'T know this, you might want to watch this HG video.) But just how 
<br><br>good are you at eyeballing that 3/4-cup to 1-cup serving? Here's what we 
<br><br>found...
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<br><br>* More than HALF of our participants overestimated a single serving by at 
<br><br>least 25%. 
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<br><br>* A THIRD over-poured by a whopping 30%. 
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<br><br>* ONE-SIXTH of those who took part overestimated their servings by a 
<br><br>ginormous 40%! That means the supposed 120-calorie, 3g-fat serving really 
<br><br>contained closer to 170 calories and more than 4g fat. 
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<br><br>The Takeaway: While a few dozen extra calories may not seem like much, it 
<br><br>adds up. Members of the middle group above would each be taking in about 
<br><br>1,000 extra calories per month, if they ate a supposed 120-calorie serving of 
<br><br>cereal daily. 
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<br><br>Tips & Tricks: If you don't want to measure out your favorite b-fast cereal 
<br><br>each A.M., at least do it ONCE so you can see what a serving truly looks like. 
<br><br>Also, don't eat from an oversized bowl -- it's too easy to overdo it. And don't 
<br><br>forget to count the calories in your milk. (We love you, Almond Breeze!)  
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<br><br>ICE CREAM
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<br><br>Possibly the most unrealistic of serving sizes, a portion of ice cream is only 
<br><br>1/2 cup. Still, we expected we'd be able to estimate that amount pretty 
<br><br>easily. Not so. Check it out...
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<br><br>* The average estimation among ALL our participants was 20% MORE than 
<br><br>1/2 cup!
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<br><br>Shocker! Those portioning out plain vanilla ice cream over-scooped by MORE 
<br><br>than those working with chunky cookie dough ice cream. Perhaps we're more 
<br><br>cautious with decadent stuff??? 
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<br><br>* The more the ice cream softened, the more people overestimated their 
<br><br>portions. Remember, that 1/2-cup serving is based on LIGHTLY PACKED ice 
<br><br>cream. So if it's getting soft and dense, you might want to toss it on a kitchen 
<br><br>scale to be sure the weight matches up! 
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<br><br>Shocker! To test out that theory we just mentioned, we measured out 
<br><br>EXACTLY 1/2 cup of cookie dough ice cream that was a little melty and 
<br><br>gooey. Instead of the 54 grams indicated on the label, it tipped the scales at 
<br><br>a hefty 90 grams! That means rather than having 130 calories and 4g fat 
<br><br>(POINTS&reg; value 3*), our 1/2-cup scoop actually contained 216 calories and 
<br><br>more than 6.5g fat (POINTS&reg; value 5*)! Yikes!   
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<br><br>Common Serving-Size Slip-Ups
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<br><br>Watch out for these sneaky suspects, and follow our tips to outsmart 'em...
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<br><br>Salad dressing and sauces. Sure, you select the low-cal kind, but are you 
<br><br>really sticking to a single portion? A 2-tbsp. serving doesn't look like much, 
<br><br>especially when drizzled over a big salad or stir-fry. You can easily top your 
<br><br>meal with a double serving without even realizing it.
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<br><br>HG Tips! Have your dressing or sauce on the side -- then dip, don't pour. And 
<br><br>check out those spray dressings all the companies are making. A little goes a 
<br><br>loooooong way with 'em, and there are some fantastic-tasting options. (We 
<br><br>love Wish-Bone Asian Silk and Ken's Honey Mustard the most!)
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<br><br>Nonstick cooking spray. It's only calorie-free and sans-fat if you use the 
<br><br>minuscule serving size of a 1/4-second to 1/2-second spray. A 1-second 
<br><br>spray of most brands has about 7 calories and just under a gram of fat. Not 
<br><br>a huge difference, but it's good to be aware of, especially if you use it like it's 
<br><br>goin' out of style. (It's not.) 
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<br><br>HG Tips! Next time you spray away, count it off in your head. If you're 
<br><br>spritzing for 5 seconds, tack about 35 extra calories and 4g fat onto your 
<br><br>totals. And if you find yourself cooking with an obscene amount of the stuff 
<br><br>without paying much attention to it, you may be better off measuring out a 
<br><br>teaspoon or so of regular oil and using that instead -- at least you'll be more 
<br><br>conscious of the calorie and fat counts.
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<br><br>Protein. If you often order grilled chicken at a restaurant, you probably pat 
<br><br>yourself on the back for making such a good choice. And while it IS a good 
<br><br>choice, don't forget to take portion size into account. What you think is a 
<br><br>reasonable 4 ounces could actually be closer to 8. And with about 35 calories 
<br><br>per ounce, that definitely adds up. 
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<br><br>HG Tips! Next time you're whipping up some poultry in the comfort of your 
<br><br>own home, weigh a serving of the stuff to get a good visual of what it should 
<br><br>look like. Or use the old standby: A 3-oz. portion is about the size of the 
<br><br>palm of your hand or a deck of cards. Just don't kid yourself by envisioning 
<br><br>the hand of your plump-palmed uncle or your set of oversized HG recipe 
<br><br>cards. 
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<br><br>CHEW ON THIS:
<br><br>Today, February 25th, is National Chocolate-Covered Peanut Day. There are 
<br><br>about 11 calories in each Peanut M&M. Feel free to use this information for 
<br><br>assembling your own 100-calorie packs! Er, make that 99-calorie packs...
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