Portion Control

Today I made up a batch of spaghetti. I really like the Morning Star crumbles, which is fake meat. Each serving has 2oz of whole wheat spaghetti (3 points), 2 grams of fake meat (2 points) and 4 tablespoons of canned tomato sauce (0 grams).

So each serving is 5 points. I kept looking at it thinking there was no way I could only eat one - I would normally have a serving size of three of those things at a whopping 15 points! But I had one tonight and it was totally satisfying and filling and made me realize that we are out of control with our portion sizes. Using this points system and figuring out exactly what I need to get through the day is so good for me. It keeps me in check with my portion sizes and makes me not want to go over my daily limit.