What does 3 ounces look like?

Oompa_Loompa Posts: 1,099 Member

April 2010 edited September 20 in Food and Nutrition

I don't have a scale and I'm making my chicken tonight and a serving size is 3 ounces. Is there a way that you can kind of estimate how much 3 ounces is without a scale?

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  jlewis2896 Posts: 763 Member

  April 2010

  I have heard that 3oz of chicken looks like the size of a standard deck of cards. (Not a full deck of UNO cards, as I had once hoped....)
  
  Hope that helps!

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  Hermit4Hire Posts: 197

  April 2010

  that's a tough one....I would say it's bigger than a 1/3 cup but less than 1/2 cup if that helps.

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  justann Posts: 276 Member

  April 2010

  I have heard the same. Have fun cooking!:happy:

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  sunnysashka Posts: 296

  April 2010

  Here is an article I copied to my blog about serving size. Check it out! I use those tips all the time!
  http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/sunnysashka/view/serving-size-21501

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  snowangel1975 Posts: 58

  April 2010

  3 oz is roughly the size of the inner palm of your hand. Chicken is leaner than pork or beef so for those two it doesn't apply.

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  CSimpson Posts: 20

  April 2010

  I've used the standard Weight Watchers philosophy that 3 ounces of chicken is equivalent to the size of the palm of your hand.

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  lecarter Posts: 15

  April 2010

  These all sound pretty accurate...but buy a scale, most helpful 15 bucks you'll spend! And be sure to get one that has a "tare" function.

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  Oompa_Loompa Posts: 1,099 Member

  April 2010

  Thanks Everyone! I'm going to go with that its the size of my palm

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  ka_42 Posts: 720 Member

  April 2010

  I use the deck of cards rule!

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  ka_42 Posts: 720 Member

  April 2010

  Check this out:
  http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/media/pdf/diet/portion-control-guide.pdf

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  n1babyfoxtrot Posts: 6

  February 2013

  great tip, thanks!!!

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