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Use a BIG Salad Bowl
Make Healthy Food Look Smaller

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

Updated: March 01, 2007

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The tricks the brain plays work both ways -- if making food look bigger helps us eat less, then making food look smaller helps us eat more. Serve your salad in a HUGE salad bowl, it won't seem like as much food. Put your vegetables on a big plate and your entree on a small one. You'll be satisfied with the entree and not overwhelmed by the salad.

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