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  • icimani
    icimani Posts: 1,454 Member
    The following is from the Weight Watchers website.
    •Your fist is about the same size as one cup of fruit or pasta.
    •Your thumb (tip to base) is the size of one ounce of meat or cheese.
    •Your palm (minus fingers) equals three ounces of meat, fish, or poultry.
    •Your cupped hand equals one to two ounces of nuts or pretzels.

    The Weight Watchers equivalents are great, but what happens when people's hands are different sizes?

    I found this website from WebMD that gives equivalents like 1 serving of a baked potato is about the size of a computer mouse, 1 serving size of brocolli is about the size of a baseball, etc.

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-portion-size-plate


    But - I definitely recommend a digital scale and start paying attention to the serving sizes on the labels.
  • cebreisch
    cebreisch Posts: 1,340 Member
    Food scale is the most accurate way. I've found that most estimated measurements are easiest by the handful. A handful of mini pretzels is about 1/2 a serving - about 50-60 calories.

    I liked icimani's post.

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