Learn to Recognize Proper Portion Sizes
As we all know, restaurant serving sizes have increased significantly over the past few decades. So even if you are trying to watch your portion sizes, it's hard to know what's right when eating out.
Your best bet? Learn what recommended serving sizes look like. That way, you can "eyeball" your meals and have an idea of how many servings each meal provides. Check out the chart below for some memorable visual cues.
Standard Serving Sizes
Food |
Servings |
Looks Like |
Chopped Vegetables |
½ cup |
½ baseball |
Raw Leafy Vegetables (such as lettuce) |
1 cup |
1 baseball (size of an adult fist)
|
Fresh Fruit |
1 medium piece |
1 baseball
|
½ cup chopped |
½ baseball
|
|
Dried Fruit |
¼ cup |
1 golfball (small handful for average adult)
|
Pasta, Rice |
½ cup cooked |
½ baseball
|
Ready-to-Eat Cereal |
1oz. which varies from ¼ cup to 1 ¼ cups (check label)
|
1 baseball |
Meat, Poultry, Seafood |
3oz. cooked |
Deck of cards
|
Dried Beans |
½ cup cooked |
½ baseball |
Nuts |
1/4 cup (4 tbsp) |
Small handful for average adult
|
Cheese |
1 oz. |
4 dice or 2 dominos
|
Source:Yahoo Health
