Smaller chocolate bars healthy life

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said that smaller portions could be the key to a healthier lifestyle.

Smaller chocolate bars and crisp packets could help people to lose weight and curb the rising obesity levels of British consumers, according to the watchdog.

The packaging changes are one of four proposals being made by the agency as part of a new scheme to get adults and children across the UK living healthier lives.

Other suggestions include reformulating foods such as cakes, biscuits, butter, chocolate, cheese, pizza, crisps, soft drinks and breakfast cereals to make them less fatty.

A spokesman for the Medical Research Council said: ‘There is a real opportunity to improve the health of the nation, if we can develop an integrated approach to refine the nutrient content of food, together with changes in consumer purchasing habits.’

According to the FSA, smaller sized portions are often only available in supermarket multi-packs which was reducing consumer choice and encouraging people to eat more.

Meanwhile, chief executive of TGI Friday’s in the US Richard Snead has cut portion sizes at the restaurant chain claiming that ‘many consumers are tired of huge portions, especially on weeknights or at lunch when they do not want to indulge’.

Source : www.allaboutyou.comSmaller chocolate bars ‘key to healthy lifestyle’