what is standard portion size?!
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Woman's fist or baseball -- a serving of vegetables or fruit is about the size of your fist
A rounded handful -- about one half cup cooked or raw veggies or cut fruit, a piece of fruit, or ? cup of cooked rice or pasta – this is a good measure for a snack serving, such as chips or pretzels
Deck of cards -- a serving of meat, fish or poultry or the palm of your hand (don't count your fingers!) – for example, one chicken breast, ? pound hamburger patty or a medium pork chop
Golf ball or large egg -- one quarter cup of dried fruit or nuts
Tennis ball -- about one half cup of ice cream
Computer mouse -- about the size of a small baked potato
Compact disc -- about the size of one serving of pancake or small waffle
Thumb tip -- about one teaspoon of peanut butter
Six dice -- a serving of cheese
Check book -- a serving of fish (approximately 3 oz.)
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Vegetables (five serves)
Weight/measure serving size
Green leafy vegetables Unlimited
Cooked ? cup
Raw 1 cup
Fruit (two serves)
Serving size
Fresh 1 medium or 2 small pieces
Dried 1? tablespoons sultanas, 4-5 apricots/prunes/figs
Carbohydrates
Serving size
Bread 2 small slices
Muesli or wholegrain cereal ? cup
Rice, bulgar, freekeh, quinoa ? cup
Pasta 1 cup
Sweet Potato 100 grams (? cup cooked)
Corn 1 cob
Legumes ? cup
Healthy Fats
Serving size
Oil 1 teaspoon
Oil vinaigrette 1 tablespoon
Tahini and natural peanut butter 3 teaspoons
Raw nuts and seeds 30g (a small handful)
Cheese 30g (size of a small matchbox)
Protein Weight/measure
serving size
Lean meat, poultry, oily fish 150g (equivalent to the size of the palm of your hand)
White fish 180g (size of your whole hand)
Tinned fish 80g (small can)
Skim milk 250ml (1 cup)
Yoghurt (low-fat, plain) 125g (? cup)
Legumes ? cup
Tofu 120g (palm of your hand)
Eggs 100g (2 medium whole eggs)
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It varies for different foods. You can find the info on the USDA website. Basic eyball portions are: meat or fish-deck of cards/3 oz. Cheese-pair of dice/1oz. Liquid (soup, juice milk)-8oz/1 cup. Starches-rice, potatoes-1 cup/1 oz/1 slice of bread. Fruit-tennis ball or 1 cup. Vegetables-1 cup. Beans-1/2 cup
The size that fits into a aristocratic snobs mouth. Usually the size of a pea so that everything else is xxxxxxxlarge
