Many people don’t realize that larger portions have more calories. They figure a soda is a soda, no matter how big — until you stop and calculate that a 32-ounce soda has 400 calories. Next time you order, think small — soda, coffee, movie theater popcorn, ice cream cones, and French fries. We even eat large portions of good-for-you fruits and vegetables.
Fruits, a good-for-you food, have been supersized. It is hard to find small oranges, apples, bananas and pears.
A small orange = 45 calories; a large one 86.
A small apple = 55 calories; a large one 110.
A small banana = 90 calories; a large one 121.
A small pear = 86 calories; a large one 133.
Buy and eat small whenever possible.
