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Pretty portion control

Need to teach your kids--or yourself--the basics of a balanced diet? This plate provides visual cues to help you proportion your meals properly.

Abbi Perets
Abbi Perets has been writing about technology and family and consumer issues for over ten years. Her work has been featured in print and on the Web, and she has taught courses on consumer and business electronics for HP, Sony, AOL, and other companies. Abbi has also written extensively about business technology for Tech Republic, Gantthead, and other tech sites. Abbi's passion for home appliances stems from the kitchen remodel she managed in her new home in Houston, TX where she lives with her husband and four children.
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Abbi Perets

Three of Jeffrey Harris' portion plates.
One per person. Jeffrey Harris

In my head, I plan elaborate, healthy meals. And then I sit down to dinner, and I get distracted by the potatoes and overlook the string beans. I'm not alone; many people have great intentions that somehow fizzle away when it's time to actually, you know, bring it to the table.

The Design for Health plate, made by designer Jeffrey Harris, puts your meals back in proportion, with a visual cue reminding you that you want your meal to be a quarter protein, a quarter starch, and half vegetables. At 9.5 inches, this plate is smaller than what you may have gotten used to seeing at restaurants, but it's actually a healthy size. It's also made from real porcelain--no plastic. You can order the plates from Jeffrey Harris' Web site for $24 each.

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