Posts filed under ‘Health’
Colour me smaller
Plate it up! And play with colour if you’re looking to whittle down your portion sizes.
The size of your plate plays a role, but I’d heard that before as you probably have, too (use a smaller plate and you’ll serve yourself less as it’ll appear larger on your plate). Use larger plates and you may serve yourself anywhere from 9 to 13 percent more food.
But the plate colour influences your portion size, too, it turns out, according to a new study from the Journal of Consumer Research. Use a different colour of plate (we’re talking a high contrast of colours), say, for example, spaghetti and meatballs with red sauce on a white plate, and your portion size may be as much as 21 percent smaller.
(Reason enough for me to get these plates I’ve been coveting at the AGO, dontcha think? Plus, it’ll encourage me to eat fewer non-white foods, more bright veggies and the like. That’s the ticket, I NEED these plates because they’ll help me eat better…).
(Taste Collection plate, shopAGO)
Skincare tips for your workouts
A random assortment of things currently in my makeup case.
Which I’ll have on on a typical day, except for when I’m running (in that case, it’s just sunscreen and lip balm for me — oh, and some fancy manicure, especially when running a race!).
To learn how to tend to your skin when it comes to exercising, check out my post Clear Skin Tips for Fitness Fanatics on The Kit where I chat with dermatologist Sandy Skotnicki.
Quickie bite: Chipotle
A new location of Chipotle opened today in Toronto (the third one here) at 123 Front St. West. Yum!
It’s one of my favourite spots for a quick, inexpensive bite — it’s that cilantro rice that gets me. Ok, and the tender, perfectly seasoned meat.
(btw, they now offer brown rice, too, for you health nuts)
Didja know they’re committed to organic produce and naturally raised meat? (here in the Toronto locations, the pork comes from du Breton farm in Quebec, and the organic chicken and beef is from Beretta Farms, which is just outside of the T-dot)? I didn’t know that at first; I just knew that my burrito was pretty darn tasty.
My usual order? The chicken burrito with black beans (fibre, yo!) and guacamole (healthy fats!). With all of that, the burrito ends up being bigger than one of my cats.
So I only eat half. And save the rest for lunch the next day. There you go, that’s my smart-dining-out strategy for you for today. You’re welcome!
(I kid, but I do often only eat half my main and take home a doggie bag — but usually the reason is so I can have a bite of dessert…).
Fitness find
Grey and orange is a favourite colour combo of mine (hmm, good for a mani, must try pronto) — so am loving this Jogi sling bag.
(And love the price even more: $20!)
(yoga mat sold separately, $15)
In stores (Real Canadian Superstore locations) any day now.
