{"id":12585,"date":"2009-10-28T08:54:46","date_gmt":"2009-10-28T13:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=12585"},"modified":"2009-10-28T08:55:19","modified_gmt":"2009-10-28T13:55:19","slug":"top-10-ways-to-prevent-overeating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/top-10-ways-to-prevent-overeating\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Ways To Prevent Overeating"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"man<\/a>Overeating has become a huge problem these days and I know we are all guilty of it every now and then. The\u00a0majority of Americans eat\u00a0due to\u00a0boredom or depression. By keeping ourselves busy, active, and out of stressful\/depressing situations, we can beat this\u00a0phenomenon.<\/p>\n

Overeating<\/a> not only causes rapid weight gain, but high blood pressure, diabetes,\u00a0kidney disease,\u00a0or even a ruptured stomach can be\u00a0result. Serving sizes<\/a> have been blow out of proportion\u00a0these days and can actually be rather scary. Below are the recommended serving sizes as well as\u00a0a\u00a0few helpful tips\u00a0to prevent overeating.<\/p>\n

Recommended Serving Sizes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bread\/Cereal\/Rice\/Pasta<\/strong>: 1 slice of bread\/toast or 1\/2 cup (eat 6-11 servings per day)<\/p>\n

Fruit<\/strong>: 1 piece of fruit or 6 oz. glass of 100% fruit juice (eat 2-4 servings per day)<\/p>\n

Vegetables<\/strong>: 1 cup or 1 whole medium baked potato (eat 3-5 servings per day)<\/p>\n

Meat\/Poultry\/Fish\/Nuts\/Eggs<\/strong>: 1 egg, 3 oz. of meat\/poultry\/fish, or 1 oz. of nuts (eat 2-3 servings per day)<\/p>\n

Dairy<\/strong>: 8 oz. glass of skim milk or 1 oz. cheese (eat 2-3 servings per day)<\/p>\n

Fats\/Oils\/Sweets<\/strong>: Use sparingly (less than 10% of daily food intake)<\/p>\n

Top 10 Ways To Prevent Overeating<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Don’t buy food in bulk<\/li>\n
  2. Eat recommended serving sizes<\/li>\n
  3. Drink a glass of water before, during, and after a meal<\/li>\n
  4. Don’t grocery shop on an empty stomach<\/li>\n
  5. Take your time while eating<\/li>\n
  6. Start a meal with fruit (apple)\u00a0or\u00a0raw\u00a0vegetables<\/li>\n
  7. Eat small, healthy snacks<\/a> throughout the day to reduce hunger<\/li>\n
  8. Avoid stressful situations<\/li>\n
  9. When dining out, ask the server to box half the meal in a to-go box before serving it<\/li>\n
  10. Exercise<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Overeating has become a huge problem these days and I know we are all guilty of it every now and then. The\u00a0majority of Americans eat\u00a0due to\u00a0boredom or depression. By keeping ourselves busy, active, and out of stressful\/depressing situations, we can … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695],"tags":[3,29,198,708,1453,1375],"class_list":["post-12585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-diet-tips","tag-nutrition","tag-overeating","tag-portion-control","tag-serving-size","tag-weight-loss-tips"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12585"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13452,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12585\/revisions\/13452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}