Calculating the serving size of meat

allykat8

I do not have a meat scale and do not intend to buy one as I am afraid I will be come obsessed about it.

But are there other ways to estimate the size of a chicken breast, steak, pork chop, etc.? Size of a softball, baseball, anything?

Thanks in advance for the help

ILOYJLO2004

I DONT HAVE A WIEGHT SCALE NIETHER...BUT I JUST USE COMMON SENSE ON SIZE AND PORTION. tHIS HAS BEEN WORKING SO FAR..HOPE THIS HELPS...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK..

durbanski

Unless you're blessed with huge hands i tend to measure things in whether or not it would fit in my hand and start there. Far from scientific but its a good way to get a start.

simona1972

Ive heard that for meat, the serving is the size of your palm or a deck of cards.

salyha01

Check this out- gives some rough ideas:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/portion-control-297x300.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/know-your-portion-sizes/&usg=__3G_bmWwHY0fOkHwQkv-KMs5mkas=&h=300&w=297&sz=22&hl=en&start=6&sig2=Cqn0bKPxHxC2oyoKse37aw&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=9TAIDEN_91NIEM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=115&prev=/images?q=serving+sizes&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbs=isch:1&ei=cmu-S-PWOIzoswPJhaj4Aw

Cheers!

AllisonMS

I go by 4 ounces is the size of a deck of cards.

Oh, and I'm right there with you about becoming obsessed with the meat scale....!

Sunsh1ne

I use a deck of cards as a reference, or, if I'm loading up my plate, I give myself a healthy serving of vegetables and limit my meat to less than half that volume. My mom has her old weight watchers scale, which I do use sometimes, just so I can get a better read on serving sizes.

Johnnyswife

I only measure the meat in the scale. I prefer to be safe than sorry.