Food & Fitness

Portions at restaurants and at home have increased in size over the past decades and super-size options seem to be everywhere we go.

Did you know that a small order of french fries at a fast food restaurant used to be the only size on the menu? Now you can get more than twice the number of fries for just a little bit more money.

Check out the tables below to see how food portions have changed in the last two decades and how many extra calories we get from today’s foods.

Bagels

Cheeseburgers

Two Pepperoni Pizza Slices

Soda

Blueberry Muffin

Coffee

As you can see, not only have portion sizes gotten bigger, but we have also added extra flavoring, sugars, salt, and preservatives to many foods today.

Consider this – perhaps instead of eating your deal meal all in one sitting, you could make your money go even farther by saving half of your meal for later. Or what about sharing with someone else? Again, you are saving yourself money and calories!