Learning to discover smart servings can be challenging! Reading food labels gives helpful information for balanced eating. Try these suggestions that will help you make healthier snack food choices and portion decisions.

Did you know that eating breakfast can help you maintain a healthy weight?  That is a pretty good incentive for most people to start the day right, but here are a few more healthy Breakfast GO Power packed reasons. Breakfast: 

• Gives your day an energy boost.
• Makes it easier to concentration through the morning.
• Provides a good source of fiber, calcium, protein and other important nutrients

What’s in a snack choice? Your snack choices might be influenced by the “mouth feel” or texture of the food.

Think of your favorite snacks and consider the texture. Do you prefer the feel of soft, crunchy or chewy snacks? Does it vary?

Many crispy foods are fried and higher in fat, like potato chips. Many soft foods are high in sugar like cake, cookies and snack desserts. 

If food texture affects your choices, consider these ways to be smart and health conscious. 

What do you do to make sure you eat right-sized servings? Mega-sized packages at the grocery store and restaurant serving sizes make it difficult! Check out the tips below and let us know what works for you!  

Visual Cues Work!

SEEING a proper food serving and remembering its size is a helpful skill to develop for healthy portion control.

Considerthe following mealtime tips: