This morning started off with a bang. My 10 y/r old wanted to take banana chips to school for a snack. I said no problem, let me get you some and put a serving into a small bag. well she didn't want to wait and did this herself. I saw on the counter a half emptied bag of banana chips and stopped her. I had her read the back and tell me how many servings were in the bag. answer 20. so I told her you have 10 servings there, we need to put some back. by the time we had 1 serving she was crying and said it wasn't enough and not worth it. oh how those words hurt me. I haven't been a good example to my daughters on portion control. from this point forward I will be. I don't want my girls to struggle like I have. going to take all snack foods and when they come from store, pre- portion them. seeing what a true portion is must be one of the biggest steps in this lifestyle. it has to stop the cycle of over eating. here is a link I am going to try and use and help teach them.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/control-portion-size
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