Veggie portion sizes can be huge

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I think my favorite tip I've realized this year is that veggie portion sizes can be enormous. I love that I can pile them on my plate and not really impact my calories by much. If I'm hungry, just pile more veggies on my plate. Why did I not realize this before?

[ChristySmiles]

That's really true. I don't find veggies fill me up too much but I suppose if I eat enough of them, they really will, and at least they'll stop me from eating the heavier stuff, too.

[TinaDancer]

That's especially true of dark green veggies. You could practically eat all the food you'd ever want if you stuck to that category

[PamelaPoison]

Non-starchy veggies mostly can do that. If you go too hog wild with things like sweet potatoes, you'll load up your calories really fast. Potatoes, too. Anythign starchy.

[MeSarah]

Even when I eat a huge amount of veggies, I never feel filled up. I would need to eat the amount of a family-size salad bowl just to make a dent...and I'd still have room for dessert.

[TinaDancer]

Even when I eat a huge amount of veggies, I never feel filled up. I would need to eat the amount of a family-size salad bowl just to make a dent...and I'd still have room for dessert.

For me, it depends on the vegetable...but I have room for dessert even when I'm extremely full, so that's not really a fair way to measure haha.