The Bottom Line. When presented with a large plate of food, people eat larger portions. Measure your foods to promote quicker weight loss. Read packages to determine an appropriate serving size and measure your foods. Visual cues are another tool for eating the right portion sizes. If you're eating meat, think about eating the size of a deck of cards. A serving of fresh fruit is about the size of a tennis ball. When eating cereal or pasta, eat about the size of a hockey puck.
When it comes to condiments, mustard is about as healthy and low cal as it gets, and the pungent yellow stuff that contains about 5 calories per teaspoon has also been found to stimulate weight loss. Scientists at England's Oxford Polytechnic Institute found that eating just one teaspoon of mustard can boost the metabolism by up to 25 percent for several hours after it's been consumed. Researchers attribute this to capsaicin and allyl isothiocyanates, phytochemicals that give the mustard its characteristic flavor. So instead of reaching for the sickeningly sweet ketchup, make sure you have mustard on hand at your next BBQ.
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