Chart of Food Portion Sizes - Stick With It!
It can be hard to understand serving sizes, thus I'm providing you with a chart of food portion sizes.
We all remember learning about the food pyramid in middle school- now USDA has made minor tweaks to the one we originally learned about in school.
The new pyramid is much more flexible, as it takes factors such as gender, activity levels, and age into account.
Additionally, it now gives you suggestions on portion size, not serving size, meaning that it looks at how much food weighs when telling you how much of it you should eat.
This new food pyramid is called, 'mypyramid', and I think it's a great idea.
Below I've outlined some general food portion sizes used by 'mypyramid'.
FOOD GROUP: OILS Serving sizes are measured in teaspoons (tsp) 1 tsp (1 serving) of margarine = size of one die (plural dice) 2 tsp salad dressing = size of tip of your thumb FOOD GROUP: Meat, Chicken, Fish, Eggs, Nuts Serving sizes measured in ounces.
3 ounces of fish = size of a checkbook 3 ounces of meat or chicken = size of one deck of cards 2 ounces of peanut butter = size of a ping pong ball FOOD GROUP: Milk, Cheese, Yogurt Serving size measurements depend on what food.
Example, one serving of milk/yogurt is a cup of it.
One serving of cheese is 1.
5 ounces.
1.
5 ounces cheese= size of two 9volt batteries FOOD GROUP: Fruits One Serving of fruit equals to about 1 cup of the fruit, and.
5 cups dried friut.
1 cup fruit = size of about 7 cotton balls FOOD GROUP: Vegetables Vegetables serving sizes are portioned in cups, like fruit.
One serving size of veggies is about.
1/2cup of veggies.
1/2 cup broccoli = size of a lightbulb FOOD GROUP: Breads, Rice, Pasta, Cereals 1 slice of bread, 1/2 cup rice (cooked), pasta or cereal, all equal to one serving size.
1 slice of bread = size of a CD case 1 cup rice = size of a tennis ball I know it can be tough to remember correct portion sizes, but a lot of people like to know these details.
I think the most important thing is never to overeat, and to remember that your stomach is about the size of a fist.
You should not be having much more than that each time you eat! It's especially hard to stick to these recommended food amounts when you go out to eat.
Remember to eat the correct amount, and doggy-bag the rest home.
We all remember learning about the food pyramid in middle school- now USDA has made minor tweaks to the one we originally learned about in school.
The new pyramid is much more flexible, as it takes factors such as gender, activity levels, and age into account.
Additionally, it now gives you suggestions on portion size, not serving size, meaning that it looks at how much food weighs when telling you how much of it you should eat.
This new food pyramid is called, 'mypyramid', and I think it's a great idea.
Below I've outlined some general food portion sizes used by 'mypyramid'.
FOOD GROUP: OILS Serving sizes are measured in teaspoons (tsp) 1 tsp (1 serving) of margarine = size of one die (plural dice) 2 tsp salad dressing = size of tip of your thumb FOOD GROUP: Meat, Chicken, Fish, Eggs, Nuts Serving sizes measured in ounces.
3 ounces of fish = size of a checkbook 3 ounces of meat or chicken = size of one deck of cards 2 ounces of peanut butter = size of a ping pong ball FOOD GROUP: Milk, Cheese, Yogurt Serving size measurements depend on what food.
Example, one serving of milk/yogurt is a cup of it.
One serving of cheese is 1.
5 ounces.
1.
5 ounces cheese= size of two 9volt batteries FOOD GROUP: Fruits One Serving of fruit equals to about 1 cup of the fruit, and.
5 cups dried friut.
1 cup fruit = size of about 7 cotton balls FOOD GROUP: Vegetables Vegetables serving sizes are portioned in cups, like fruit.
One serving size of veggies is about.
1/2cup of veggies.
1/2 cup broccoli = size of a lightbulb FOOD GROUP: Breads, Rice, Pasta, Cereals 1 slice of bread, 1/2 cup rice (cooked), pasta or cereal, all equal to one serving size.
1 slice of bread = size of a CD case 1 cup rice = size of a tennis ball I know it can be tough to remember correct portion sizes, but a lot of people like to know these details.
I think the most important thing is never to overeat, and to remember that your stomach is about the size of a fist.
You should not be having much more than that each time you eat! It's especially hard to stick to these recommended food amounts when you go out to eat.
Remember to eat the correct amount, and doggy-bag the rest home.
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