Not many people cook or eat meals and snacks served in perfectly measured and weighed portion sizes. Even foods that come in packages mention serving sizes that are difficult to understand. How many ...

Food scales can improve precision when baking, cooking, or tracking portions. We tested top models and consulted dietitians to find the most accurate, easy-to-use options.

Along with the American waistline, the American plate and portion size have grown too. A study at Rutgers University supports earlier research that people today eat bigger servings than they did 20 ...

American-sized croissants are larger than the European variety. February is a great month to remind you to take a look at your eating. Is it as healthy as it should be? Most of us don’t really think ...

New research suggests a simple solution may help keep kids’ portion sizes in check: smaller plates. Grown-ups long long been told to downsize dishes to make smaller portions look like more food. But ...

Macy’s may have bitten off more than it could chew. The retail giant announced late Sunday that it would pull a line of porcelain plates advocating for smaller portion sizes after a wave of criticism ...

WASHINGTON — A majority of consumers were confused about portion size and serving size in a survey of 1,000 US adults presented Jan. 26 by the International Food Information Council. Less than half of ...

Many people think of a serving as the amount of food dished up on a plate or served at a restaurant. Not so. Look at a potato. It can be smaller than a golf ball or nearly as large as a Nerf football.

Using a smaller fork at a restaurant may encourage you to eat a larger portion than a larger fork, a study shows. You might think a smaller utensil would reduce consumption, but it actually increased ...