Clever gadgets that measure portions to stop you drinking and eating too much

EVEN if we eat healthily, getting the portion size right to keep our weight in check can still be a problem. In fact, few of us have any idea what a correct size portion is. A 2013 British Heart Foundation survey, for example, shows nearly nine out of ten of us pour out more than the 30g recommended serving of corn flakes. Now there is a host of gadgets that claim to make eating the right amount easy. But will they help? ANGELA DOWDEN asked registered dietitian and obesity expert Pia Henfridsson to review a selection. We then rated them.

Starting with spaghetti spoons with a hole in the middle to show the perfect serving