Portion Sizing

Appersmere
Appersmere Posts: 16 Member
edited September 28 in Food and Nutrition
something I found on my work's health talk site:

Vegetables or fruit is about the size of your fist.
Pasta should be equal to one scoop of ice cream
Meat, fish, or poultry should be the size of a deck of cards
Snacks, such as pretzels and chips, should be the size of a cupped handful
Apple the size of a baseball
Potato the size of a computer mouse
Bagel the size of a hockey puck
Pancake the size of a compact disc
Steamed rice the size of a cupcake wrapper
Cheese the size of a pair of dice or the size of your whole thumb

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  • JenniferLynWhat
    JenniferLynWhat Posts: 80
    Thanks for this! I spend so much time wondering what 5oz is or what one serving is
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    That's really useful. Now I just need a guide to the size of a hockey puck - is it the size of an apple?
  • melly28
    melly28 Posts: 26
    Definitely my biggest challenge! Thanks for this post!
  • FabOma08
    FabOma08 Posts: 500
    That's really useful. Now I just need a guide to the size of a hockey puck - is it the size of an apple?

    I was just getting ready to ask that! Figured I'd sound kinda silly but hey, the only hockey puck I've ever seen was on tv! Looked about the size of a Hostess DingDong!!!
  • Hanna82
    Hanna82 Posts: 138 Member
    if i did that i wouldn't ever get all my calories consumed
  • chrisfnet
    chrisfnet Posts: 83
    Buying a kitchen scale and using it really helps you to learn what a portion/serving looks like. It's better, in my opinion, than measuring volume. You begin to be able to "eyeball" a proper portion size really easily.
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    I recommend getting a decent digital food scale. Sometimes my estimations are way off, even when I have that neat little cheat sheet from above. I was a little annoyed when I saw that my chicken breasts were actually closer to 9 ounces than the 5 or 6 I thought I was eating.
  • tukrainets
    tukrainets Posts: 119
    very useful! :) thank you
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    Yes but not everyone eats the recommended portion or has to. If I were to only eat a deck of cards' sized chicken breast...I'd never get the protein I need. Sorry...recommended meat is about 3 oz and I eat 4-6.
  • liquidjem
    liquidjem Posts: 138 Member
    if i did that i wouldn't ever get all my calories consumed

    I know right.
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