A Tale of Two Bowls
Here are two bowls. Both are from Target, both are attractive, both are inexpensive. The one on the left holds four cups of cereal. The one on the right, which I believe was sold as a rice bowl, holds one cup of cereal. Guess what a serving size of cereal is? Yep, generally it’s about 3/4 cup, 150 cal. Assuming you don’t measure your cereal in the morning, and just fill to 3/4 of the bowl, switching bowls will save you about 450 calories a day, and make your box of cereal last four times as long.
Will you notice? Yeah, kind of, but not as much as you’d think. Because we determine that we’re full by visual cues. So if you can find an 8oz bowl, go for it. As for that little bowl, it was made by Zazen for Target, but they don’t seem to sell them anymore.
