Are you trying to eat healthy but have no idea what the right portion size is? Think you’re eating too much? Some household brand name grocery products are making healthy eating for one easier! Many brand names have recently released products sold in a single serving portion size. Now the food you love to eat, is simple enough to make for yourself!
Look for these five products next time you are grocery shopping, to help reach your goal of a healthier you.
1) Just-For-One Vegetables: Green Giant now has single serve frozen vegetables ready to eat in minutes. This portable portion size is available in a variety of vegetable combinations including Broccoli and Cheese Sauce, Corn and Butter Sauce, Corn and Peas, and Cauliflower. These are great for an on the go healthy snack or an addition to a meal. Just For One packs are low fat, low calorie, and endorsed by Weight Watchers.
2) Pasta Portions: Cut short for time? Ronzoni Pasta Portions are a single serving pouch of pasta that cooks in three minutes! This pasta serving for one is available in Curly Elbows Pasta, Penne, and Rotini.
3) Sun-Maid Yogurt Raisins: Great for a quick and healthy snack, Sun-Maid’s yogurt covered raisins are now sold in individual snack size packages at around 120 calories each. Sun-Maid packs for one easily make one daily fruit serving a delicious one.
4) Mini Bag SmartPop! Orville Redenbacher’s microwave popcorn can be purchased in a one person serving bag. The Mini Bag version of SmartPop! is the same 94 percent fat free popcorn as SmartPop! Original, in a 100-calorie serving size with a delicious fresh popped taste. Mini Bags are also available in Kettle Korn and Original Butter.
5) Skinny Cow: Looking to indulge? Skinny Cow ice cream is now available in their new single-serve cups starting at only 150 calories! There are five flavors available including Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Dulce de Leche, Strawberry Cheesecake, Caramel Cone, and Cookies ‘n Cream.
According to researchers, Heidi J. Wengreen and Cara Moncur, of the Nutrition Journal, nearly a quarter of college students will gain a significant amount of weight during their first few semesters. Beating this statistic and eating healthy for one has never before been so simple. These products, available at a variety of grocery stores, are also affordable. With these easy to eat groceries at hand, there’s no excuse to waste food or eat unhealthy anymore!