How do you determine portion size?

Tonyv01

Hello everyone,

When I eat out, i find it very challenging to determine the portion size of items. Is there any good rule of thumb for estimating the number of ounces of a vegetable portion, the number of ounces of meat, etc.?

Thanks in advance

Edestiny7

We ask the server how many ounces the meat is.

daybyday

I have found this to be pretty helpful in estimating portion sizes -

http://www.ehow.com/how_5660375_calculate-food-portions-scale.html

sweetn3ss

When I worked at a diner the portion size of most sides (mashed pots, veggies, cottage cheese, etc...) was 4 oz. French fries was 3 oz.

The meat portions varied. Hope this helps

Tonyv01

Thanks for the helpful information everyone!