Wednesday, October 1, 2008

What Does a Serving Size Look Like?

With mega-size portions, it's hard to decipher what a real portion size is. You can use the visual references below to find a portion size.


  • 1 serving of a grain product looks like:
    1 cup of cereal = size of your fist
    1 pancake = size of a CD
    1/2 cup cooked rice, pasta, or potato = half of a baseball
    1 slice of bread = a cassette tape (if you can remember back that far!)
    1 piece of cornbread = bar of soap


  • 1 serving of fruits and vegetables looks like:
    1 cup of salad = baseball
    1 baked potato = size of your fist
    1 medium size fruit = baseball
    1/2 cup fresh fruit = 1/2 baseball
    1/4 cup of raisins = large egg


  • 1 serving of dairy and cheese products look like:
    1.5 oz. cheese = 4 stacked dice or 2 cheese 'singles' slices
    1/2 cup ice cream = 1/2 baseball


  • 1 serving of meat and beans looks like:
    3 oz. meat = deck of cards
    3 oz. fish or deli meat = checkbook
    2 Tbsp. peanut butter = ping pong ball


  • 1 serving of fats look like:
    1 tsp. butter/margarine = 1 dice


Reference: http://www.apexfitness.com/

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