Pick Your Portion

Pick Your portion has all of the following except?

• headings

• title

• diagram and caption

• table and caption

What is portion size?

• the amount of food someone eats

• the amount of nutrients in a given amount of food

• the number of items that someone orders at a restaurant

• the number of people you can split a "value-sized" meal with

What does the author contrast with portion size?

• waist size

• serving size

• clothing size

Read this sentence from the text. "Portion sizes have been getting bigger through the years." What evidence in the text supports this statement?

• "When you have a slice of lasagna at your grandma's house or a dish of ice cream at a sundae party, how do you know whether you're eating a healthy portion size or going overboard?"

• "Today's 20-ounce soft drink is roughly double the size of the bottle of cola your parents might have had when they were your age."

• "So-called value-sized or supersized meals, which are usually just a few cents more than a regular-sized meal, sure are tempting."

"Large portions are often the norm at fast food restaurants as well. So-called valuesized or supersized meals, which are usually just a few cents more than a regular-sized meal, sure are tempting. They make you think that you are getting more bang for your buck, says Kidd. People like to get the most food possible for the money they are spending. But if you opt for supersized foods and meals, you're also choosing more calories, fat, and carbohydrates. A healthier option is to take advantage of the 'value' of a value meal. Order the larger size, but split it with a friend." Based on this paragraph, what can you infer about consuming calories, fat, and carbohydrates?

• A. Consuming lots of calories and fat is healthy, but consuming lots of carbohydrates is unhealthy.

• Consuming lots of calories, fat, and carbohydrates has no effect on a person's health.

• Consuming lots of calories, fat, and carbohydrates is unhealthy.

• Consuming lots of calories, fat, and carbohydrates is healthy.

What is the main idea of this text?

• If you are eating food that comes in a package, you should look at the nutrition label to figure out what the right portion size is

• Nutrition experts have come up with ways for people to figure out portion size when eating food without a nutrition label.

• People should pay attention to serving size as well as portion size to make sure they are eating a healthy amount of food.

• So-called value-sized or supersized meals contain more calories, fat, and carbohydrates than regular-sized meals do.

"Portion sizes have been getting bigger through the years. Today's 20-ounce soft drink is roughly double the size of the bottle of cola your parents might have had when they were your age. Those types of changes make it easy to ignore the serving size on the label and instead treat the whole package as one serving. (Have you ever put the cap back on a 20-ounce drink to save the rest for the next day?)" Based on this paragraph, what can you conclude about the effect that bigger portion sizes have had on the amount that people eat and drink?

• Bigger portion sizes have made people prone to eat and drink more.

• Smaller portion sizes have made people prone to eat and drink more.

• Normal portion sizes have made people prone to eat and drink less.

• all of these

What have Jason and Patrick noticed about portions of food at restaurants?

• They have noticed that the portions are often a lot smaller than they need to be.

• They have noticed that the portions are often a lot bigger than they need to be.

• They have noticed that the portions vary from each place they go eat.

What is the text genre?

• fiction

• non-fiction

• poetry

"Whether you're getting takeout, grabbing a snack, or cooking at home, it helps to pay attention to portions. Aim for balance. 'You don't always want to be eating big portions all the time, and you don't want to be eating just tiny little portions that give you no protein or nutrients,' says Sabrina F., 15, of Missouri. The solution? Right-size your portion sizes!" How could the last two sentences best be combined?

• The solution is right-size your portion sizes?

• The solution being to right-size your portion sizes.

• The solution was to right-size your portion sizes.

• The solution is to right-size your portion sizes