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/