How much is an oz?

For cheese an oz is about the size of two dice. For meat: 3 ounces is about the size of a deck of cards. Can't help you with fruit.

According to a book that I have for managing diabetes.

The thumb to the first joint represents 1 ounce

3oz equals the palm of your hand or a deck of cards.

1 cup is equal to a fist

1 teaspoon is about the size of a thumb tip:happy:

I just saw a dietician on Thursday. According to her:

An oz of cheese is about the size of four dice

A piece of meat (chicken, beef) 3 ounces is about the size of a deck of cards (fish is about double the length for the same amount).

A medium piece of fruit is the size of a tennis ball.

Hope this helps!

Sizing up your servings
The first step in portion control is to understand serving sizes, which may be smaller than you think. Use these visualizations to estimate appropriate serving sizes:

A medium apple or orange is the size of a tennis ball.
A medium potato is the size of a computer mouse.
An average bagel is the size of a hockey puck.
A cup of fruit is the size of a baseball.
Three ounces of meat is the size of a deck of cards.
Three ounces of grilled fish is the size of your checkbook.
One ounce of cheese is the size of four dice.
One teaspoon of peanut butter is the size of the tip of your thumb.
Food-label servings
You often see serving sizes listed on food labels. They aren't a recommendation of how much you should eat, but are simply the amount of food on which the product's nutritional analysis is based. This information allows you to compare the nutritional value of one product with that of another.

Food-label servings are based on the amount of that particular food that people normally eat and are listed using standard household measurements, such as cups, ounces or pieces. Check to see if the amount you normally eat is similar to the serving size on the label. If you eat more, then the number of calories and nutrients you get from that item will be higher. A figure indicating the servings per container also is included so that you can calculate the calories and nutrients in the entire package.

Right-size your portions
If you're finding it difficult to bring your portions in line with recommended servings, try these suggestions:

Read food labels to determine serving sizes.
Discourage overeating by placing only the appropriate servings of food on dinner plates, rather than put serving bowls on the table.
Don't eat second helpings.
When eating out, ask for a takeout container. Save part of the meal for another time.
Split a meal with your spouse or friend.
Don't feel as if you have to clean your plate.

buy a food scale, a measuring cup and a set of measuring spoons. They're tiny, take up very little space, and are very inexpensive. Eyeballing is calorie counting's worst enemy if you ask me.

buy a food scale, a measuring cup and a set of measuring spoons. They're tiny, take up very little space, and are very inexpensive. Eyeballing is calorie counting's worst enemy if you ask me.

Yep, I bought a food scale, top view measuring cup to replace my old beat up one and new measuring spoons yesterday at Target. I was happy to toss my old plastic meas spoons, so cheap they were turning yellow from wear and years :laugh: I was happy that I think I was skimping out myself and bf on putting the Baked Cheetos into a snack bag, on the scale the portion makes the bag quite more full than what I was eyeballing. It was (the scale) also especially helpful on mesuring our meat portions before I put them into the freezer broken down. I previously had a non-digital food scale and found it very inaccurate or reminded me of the old scales (weight ones) that you can get a couple diff readings....:huh:

Sizing up your servings
The first step in portion control is to understand serving sizes, which may be smaller than you think. Use these visualizations to estimate appropriate serving sizes:

A medium apple or orange is the size of a tennis ball.
A medium potato is the size of a computer mouse.
An average bagel is the size of a hockey puck.
A cup of fruit is the size of a baseball.
Three ounces of meat is the size of a deck of cards.
Three ounces of grilled fish is the size of your checkbook.
One ounce of cheese is the size of four dice.
One teaspoon of peanut butter is the size of the tip of your thumb.
Food-label servings
You often see serving sizes listed on food labels. They aren't a recommendation of how much you should eat, but are simply the amount of food on which the product's nutritional analysis is based. This information allows you to compare the nutritional value of one product with that of another.

Food-label servings are based on the amount of that particular food that people normally eat and are listed using standard household measurements, such as cups, ounces or pieces. Check to see if the amount you normally eat is similar to the serving size on the label. If you eat more, then the number of calories and nutrients you get from that item will be higher. A figure indicating the servings per container also is included so that you can calculate the calories and nutrients in the entire package.

Right-size your portions
If you're finding it difficult to bring your portions in line with recommended servings, try these suggestions:

Read food labels to determine serving sizes.
Discourage overeating by placing only the appropriate servings of food on dinner plates, rather than put serving bowls on the table.
Don't eat second helpings.
When eating out, ask for a takeout container. Save part of the meal for another time.
Split a meal with your spouse or friend.
Don't feel as if you have to clean your plate.

Bump-thanks!