Portion Sizes Meeting

Amber Downing
downing_am@yahoo.com

Tuesday June 10th.
Today’s meeting was about portion sizes. Most Americans confuse portions with servings.
“A serving size is a measurement that has typically been researched and researched by the Food and Drug Administration,” Brandi Matous said.
The women in the meeting attempted to measure 3/4 cup of Cheerios (one serving) without a measuring cup to see how good they were at deciphering serving sizes. Most women were fairly accurate in their measurement.
Hundred calories packs of snack mixes, cookies and candy bars were handed out to show the proper serving sizes of snacks.

Brandi handed out awards to the survivors with perfect meeting attendance. The women who have attended all of The Pink Essential meetings are: Ruthie Chalmers, Sue Duffy, Mary Hollingshead, Betty Lamarche and Mary Martinez.

The Pink Essentials group has lost a total of 123 pounds. The average meeting size is 16 people. The winner of this week’s raffle was Mary Martinez. She won a food scale to measure food servings. Next week’s meeting will be about fruits and vegetables. We’ll discuss what’s in season when and demonstrate smoothie making.