Food portions have been dramatically increasing in restaurants and grocery stores over the years. Over time, this has caused an extreme shift in our perception of portions. Cookies, muffins, bagels, and pizza slices have all more than doubled in size in the last 20 years. Restaurants serve us 2-3 times the appropriate portion size. Even home dinner plates are more than double the size of the 1960s dinner plate. With all these outside cues, it can be hard not to overeat. All this sizing up packs in a lot more calories, contributing to the obesity epidemic we see today. One of the best things we can do to control our portions is to measure. At home, using measuring cups or a kitchen scale can accurately measure the number of portions you plan to eat. Don't want to measure?Using smaller plates and bowls can help us passively serve ourselves less. When out at restaurants, we can use our hand as a general guideline