I've had my eye out for some new kitchen utensils for a couple of months. I knew I wanted non-metal and heat resistant, but other than that, I've just been looking for something to jump out at me.

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How far is your bowl from the cereal box? How big is your plate? Do you use a big serving spoon or a smaller one? Those factors influence how much you eat, and, by extension, how much you weigh.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While some spaghetti spoons are indeed specifically designed with holes for measuring portion size, this is not universally true.