Patent ID: 8813994

Claim:
A portion control plate for reducing the size of the portion served thereon, the portion control plate comprising: a predominantly flat and slightly concave upper surface having a predetermined shape, the upper surface further divided into a major sector portion and a minor sector portion, the minor sector portion further raised slightly above the level of the major sector portion, the upper surface being continuous across its entire surface; a predominantly flat and slightly convex lower surface formed integrally with the upper surface, further having a predetermined shape, the lower surface further divided into a major sector portion and a minor sector portion, the sector portions of the lower surface matching with the sector portions of the upper surface, the major sector of the lower surface further comprising a narrow peripheral, circumferential supporting foot for supporting the portion control plate upon any flat surface, the supporting foot continuous across the major sector of the lower surface and discontinuous across the region defining the minor sector portion; and two centers of gravity such that a first center of gravity keeps the plate resting upon the discontinuous foot when food is loaded onto the flat upper surface of the plate but not the raised, minor sector portion thereof, and a second center of gravity that causes the portion control plate to tilt toward the raised minor sector portion when the upper raised minor sector portion is loaded with food, thus providing a visual indicator that the portion served exceeds a maximum healthy portion size.