More gravy? Another spud? What harm can it do, we ask, as we squeeze another morsel on to an already heaving plate. The answer, sadly, is quite a lot.
更多肉湯？再來(lái)一個(gè)馬鈴薯？當(dāng)盤子里已經(jīng)盛滿了食物，卻還要再擠進(jìn)一小份的時(shí)候，我們問(wèn)這會(huì)帶來(lái)什么危害。令人遺憾的是，這會(huì)帶來(lái)相當(dāng)多的危害。

Shockingly, two-thirds of us are already overweight or obese and the average British woman is 1st 7lb (9.5kg) heavier than in the Sixties. Men have piled on 1st 9lb (10.5kg). The reason, it seems, is spiralling portion sizes.
令人震驚的是，我們中的三分之二已經(jīng)超重或過(guò)度肥胖，而英國(guó)的一般婦女比六十年代時(shí)要重9.5公斤，男子比之則要重10.5公斤。

The portion sizes you should be sticking to at any one sitting are shown in the pictures. And of course, they're always much smaller than you think...
如圖所示，圖中是在任何一次用餐時(shí)，你應(yīng)該堅(jiān)持的食用份量。當(dāng)然，他們總是比你想象中的要小的多……

The size of a chicken portion should be the same size as a bar of soap.
一塊雞肉的份量應(yīng)與一塊肥皂的大小相同。

Don't exceed the size of a pack of cards when you're eating red meat, such as steak.
當(dāng)你吃紅肉的時(shí)候，例如牛排，其份量不要超過(guò)一張撲克牌的尺寸。

A piece of oily fish should be the same size as a mobile phone.
一片富含油脂的魚應(yīng)與一部手機(jī)的大小相同。

For cooked pasta, imagine the size of a tennis ball to estimate the correct portion size.
對(duì)于煮好的意面，想象一下一個(gè)網(wǎng)球的大小來(lái)估計(jì)一下意面的正確份量。

Fill a coffee mug with dry cereal to get an indication of the size of a portion of dry cereal.
往一個(gè)咖啡杯中裝滿干麥片，就可獲得干麥片的食用份量。

Is the size of your piece of bread no bigger than a five pound note? If so, it's the right size.
你的面包片還沒(méi)有一張5英鎊的紙幣大？如果是這樣的話，則大小合適。

Imagine the size of a lightbulb when doling out portions of fruit.
在發(fā)放水果的時(shí)候，想想一個(gè)燈泡的尺寸。

Fill your glass with greens, not wine, to get an idea of how many green vegetables you should be eating.
在你的玻璃杯中裝滿綠葉蔬菜，不是酒，就可得出你應(yīng)食用的綠葉蔬菜的份量。

Chocolate and make-up are some women's weaknesses - use one to signify the size of the other.
巧克力和化妝品是一些女人的弱點(diǎn)——用化妝品的尺寸來(lái)表示巧克力的大小。

Judge the number of raisins you should be eating by the size of a matchbox.
根據(jù)火柴盒的大小來(lái)判斷你應(yīng)該食用的葡萄干的數(shù)量。

Measure your nut butter by the dimensions of a golf ball and your portion size will be correct.
根據(jù)一個(gè)高爾夫球的尺寸來(lái)衡量你的果仁奶油，它的份量會(huì)是正確的。

Is the potato you're planning on eating the same size as a computer mouse? It should be to be the right size.
你要吃的土豆和一個(gè)電腦鼠標(biāo)一樣大？這應(yīng)該是正確的尺寸。

Find out if the amount of butter you're eating is correct by measuring it against the size of a die.
通過(guò)衡量一個(gè)骰子的尺寸來(lái)弄清楚你要食用的黃油的份量。

A cupcake that's the same size as a make-up compact is the correct size for a portion of cupcake to be.
紙杯蛋糕的正確食用份量與化妝粉盒大小相同。

A portion of nuts should be the same size as a book of six stamps.
堅(jiān)果的份量應(yīng)與6枚郵票的尺寸相同。

Find out how much popcorn you should be eating by measuring it against a roll of sellotape.
通過(guò)測(cè)量一卷塑料膠帶來(lái)弄清楚你應(yīng)食用的爆米花的份量。

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