La nutricionista dice que una porción de pastel ya es suficiente para mí.

The nutritionist says that one portion of cake is already enough for me.

Breakdown of La nutricionista dice que una porción de pastel ya es suficiente para mí.

• ser: to be
• de: of
• que: that
• para: for

Questions & Answers about La nutricionista dice que una porción de pastel ya es suficiente para mí.

Why is it “dice que” and not just “dice una porción de pastel…” or “dice de que…”?

In Spanish, when you report what someone says (indirect speech), you normally use “decir + que + clause”:

• La nutricionista dice que… = The nutritionist says (that)…

The “que” here is a conjunction meaning “that”, introducing the whole idea “una porción de pastel ya es suficiente para mí”.

You cannot skip “que” in Spanish the way you can often skip “that” in English.

• English: She says (that) one piece of cake is enough for me.
• Spanish: Ella dice que una porción de pastel ya es suficiente para mí.
  (❌ Ella dice una porción de pastel ya es suficiente para mí.)

Using “de que” here (“dice de que”) is incorrect and is called dequeísmo (overusing “de”). With “decir” in this meaning, you use “que”, not “de que”.

Why is it “dice” (present tense) and not “dijo” (past tense)?