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Make Unhealthy Food Look Bigger
Make Food Look Big

By Mark Stibich, Ph.D., About.com

Updated: March 01, 2007

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Your brain plays tricks on you. It decides that you are full based on your normal eating habits and how the food looks on the plate. You can fool your brain into thinking you've eaten more by making the food on the plate appear bigger.

Make your food look bigger by using small plates, spreading the food around and using vegetables to fill in any spaces. You will eat less and not even know it.

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