This morning I gave a presentation to  group of business leaders. And at the end I fielded questions from the attendees. And as is usually the case many of the questions had to do with nutrition.One individual in particular asked for some help with portion control.He said 'I eat fairly healthy, I just eat too much'. What should I do?This is not an uncommon problem many people face. They eat more than they know they should but find it hard to break the habit. And the answer to this guy's problem is not to start weighing and measuring all his meals. Because although there are some people that will take the time and effort to do this, most will not.And I want to provide solutions that will help the most people. I want to provide solutions that are easiest for most people to incorporate into their lives. And I want to provide solutions that don't require an additional investment in time and money.I know that's asking a lot but if we can find a solution that satisfies all of these conditions than we probably have something that will be easy to get started on and continue with.Curious what the tip was?It was to use smaller serving plates.[caption id="attachment_4862" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Portion control can be as simple as a smaller plate. And the reason is most people don't weigh and measure their food. Most people don't count their calories. And many people grew up in an era to finish everything on their plate.So does this work?Yes, it does. And it reminds me of a research study (I'll dig up the citation for anyone that wants it) where a group of people were divided in half. The entire group was going to watch a movie and eat popcorn. Half of the group were given a small cup...

I remember reading a journal article on this topic a number of years ago. But guess what? The idea is still a good one and the science is still valid so I thought I'd share it with you. So how does this tip work exactly? Well it's a way for you to be able to quickly and effectively control the calorie content of your meals. Because most people don't count calories. And some people even tell you not to read food labels. haha We eat based on portion size, don't we? And the bigger the portion the more we eat. Sure there's one in every crowd who weighs out their food and has a pretty good idea of how much they're eating. But for most of us we don't the equipment, knowledge or time for this. So this makes it pretty hard to know whether a particular meal has more or less calories than what you need. And here's the really cool thing about this tip. It works for everyone! Yeah, that's right. It doesn't matter if your goal is lose a few or a lot of pounds. Or if you're trying to gain a few or a lot of pounds. The concepts in this tip will work for everyone. And it's very easy to follow. So let's get to it already (you're probably thinking, right?) Ok so here are 3 Ways To Automatically Control the Caloric Content of Your Meals. Rule #1 - Add more water Ok here's a nutritional trivia question that 100% of you better get right. How many calories are there in water? If you said 'zero' give yourself a gold star and let's move on. (if you answered anything other than zero I can't help you...sorry) So if we agree that water has no calories then...