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Avoid Portion Distortion. Alice Henneman, MS, RD Lancaster County Extension Educator Download this PowerPoint at lancaster.unl.edu/food University of Nebraska Extension-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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Alice Henneman, MS, RD Lancaster County Extension Educator Download this PowerPoint at lancaster.unl.edu/food University of Nebraska Extension-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension is a division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln cooperating with the counties and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
How food portion sizes have changed in 20 years. Slides marked by are adapted from “Portion Distortion” by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion Creeping portion distortion
Today 20 Years Ago 1.5 inch diameter 3.5 inch diameter Chocolate chip cookie 275 calories 55 calories Guess the caloriedifference! 220 calories!
Increased chocolate chip cookie size:220 MORE calories How long would you have to wash the car to burn approximately 220calories*? 1 hour and 15 minutes *Based on 130-pound person
20 Years Ago Today Cheeseburger 590 calories 333 calories Guess the calorie difference! 257 calories!
Increased cheeseburger size:257 MORE calories How long would you have to lift weights to burn approximately 257 calories*? 1 hour and 30 minutes *Based on 130-pound person
20 Years Ago Today 6.5 ounces 20 ounces Soda 85 calories 250 calories Guess the calorie difference! 165 calories!
How long would you have to garden to burn approximately 165 calories*? Increased soda size:165 MORE calories 35 minutes *Based on 160-pound person
20 Years Ago Today Pepperoni Pizza 500 calories 850 calories Guess the calorie difference! 350 calories!
How long would you have to play golf (while walking and carrying your clubs) to burn approximately350 calories*? Increased pepperoni pizza size:350 MORE calories 1 hour *Based on 160-pound person
20 Years Ago Today 5 cups 11 cups Popcorn 270 calories 630 calories Guess the calorie difference! 360 calories!
How long would you have to do water aerobics to burn approximately 360 calories*? Increased popcorn size:360 MORE calories 1 hour and 10 minutes *Based on 160-pound person
Watch out for Portion Distortion!