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portion-controlled
[ pawr-shuhn-kuhn-trohld, pohr- ]
/ ˈpɔr ʃən kənˌtroʊld, ˈpoʊr- /
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adjective
being a standardized portion of food: The restaurant uses frozen, portion-controlled entrées.
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How to use portion-controlled in a sentence
Instead of ordering out, they each ate their own plastic-wrapped, portion-controlled, low-calorie meals.