Eating the Right Portions

Eating the Right Portions

Beware of portion distortion, and help trim down the number of calories you eat each day.

Use these visuals to help you judge what a normal portion size is:
-½ cup of vegetables or fruit is about the size of your fist.
-A medium apple is the size of a baseball.
-A three-ounce portion of meat, fish or poultry is about the size of deck of cards.
-A single-serving bagel is about the size of a hockey puck.
-1 ½ ounces of cheese is the size of a pair of dice.
-One tablespoon of peanut butter is about the size of the tip of your thumb.
-Eating out? Restaurant portions are frequently two to three times larger than normal
portions.

Remember these tips next time you dine out:
-Split an entrée with a friend or save half of it for lunch the next day.
-Have an appetizer and salad or soup as your main course.
-At home, serve appropriate portion sizes, and store the rest for leftovers.
-Avoid eating directly out of a bag or carton.
-Think about buying foods packaged in individual serving sizes to help you control
portions.
-Serve dinner on your smaller salad plates instead of your dinner plates!