On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 8:56 AM, Radhika, Y. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> average size can be very scary for anybody who has not paid attention
>  to their food. when i became diabetic two years ago i found out that
>  the amount of pasta that fits in my palm (not including fingers) is
>  the average size. by that standard i had probably eaten four times
>  that amount every time i ate pasta. getting your mind around the fact
>  that an apple will satisfy more than crackers, chaat, bhel or
>  chocolate is a greater problem. As my doctor put it, we human beings
>  eat by volume. whether it is ice cream or salad, we want to see the
>  plate full.

And parents don't help either by instilling cleaning up one's plate as a value.

Thaths
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