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September 9, 2008, 5:48 pm
Flag as Inappropriate skatss
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Visualizing a Serving Size
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We are now told to not overeat and to keep our foods to one serving size. But that's not that easy to do when you're eating outside your home. We need to be able to visualize one serving. To do that, I looked it up and got these suggestions from articles from The Cleveland Clinic and the American Dietetic Association.
One cup is approximately the size of your fist, and is typically two servings of pasta or rice.
1/2 cup pasta equals an ice cream scoop
Three ounces of meat, fish or chicken is about the size of a deck of cards, or a check book or the palm of your hand.
One fruit and vegetable serving is equal to one piece the size of a tennis ball or 1/2 cup the size of a light bulb. One apple should be about the size of a baseball.
Two servings of a bagel (about one half of a bagel) should be about the size of a hockey puck.
One serving of a pancake should be about the size of a compact disc.
One serving of cheese is about the size of four stacked dice.
For a teaspoon of fat, look to the tip of your thumb.
One cup of anything is the size of two racquetballs
I hope this helps next time you're looking at the plate of food you just bought.
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September 10, 2008, 12:16 pm
Flag as Inappropriate KrisNY says...
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Wow-- with these it seems we are overeating.
I remember the meat one- I tell my daughter a lot. It's the size of your palm. I should print off this list.
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September 10, 2008, 12:41 pm
Flag as Inappropriate mandiees says...
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We are definitely overeating - the size of a kids meal at a fast food joint is actually the size of what we SHOULD be eating for a meal. Those little cans of Campbell's soup - 2.5 servings.
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September 10, 2008, 4:39 pm
Flag as Inappropriate mikey says...
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Wow is the word for this. I had read a couple others online but lost the site months ago. This was a very good find and thanks for sharing it.
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September 20, 2008, 3:58 am
Flag as Inappropriate patrol71 says...
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Only America has to "super-size" everything. In countries like France, people eat smaller portions and don't think about counting calories. I believe the problem is due to most of our food being of low quality--to much pesticides and processing. I am much more satisfied after eating organic foods. They have fuller flavors and are healthier. I just wish they weren't so expensive.
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