Serving sizes?!

Serving sizes?

u know when they say u have 2 eat 2-5 peices of each food each day? what they mean? like i grape? or what?

You can search the food pyramid, this will help you to determine what a serving size is, it is based upon what calorie intake you wish to maintain. Most people abide by the 2,000 calorie guidline. Below is a list of serving sizes by food group type, and examples of what to compare that to. Hope this helps.
This is based on a daily intake.

Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta (6 to 11 servings)
A serving is:
? 1 slice of bread or
? 1/2 cup of cooked cereal, rice, or pasta or
? 1 ounce of ready-to-eat cereal
Picture:
1 cup of rice, pasta - is the size of a tennis ball or ice
cream scoop
1 piece of cornbread - is the size of a bar of soap
1 slice of bread - is the size of an audio cassette tape
Vegetables (3 to 5 servings)
A serving is:
? 1/2 cup cooked or chopped raw vegetables or
? 3/4 cup vegetable juice or
? 1 cup of raw leafy vegetables
Picture:
1 -cup salad greens - is the size of a baseball
3/4 cup tomato juice - is the size of a small styrofoam cup
1/2 cup cooked broccoli - is the size of a scoop of ice cream
1/2 cup serving - is 6 asparagus spears; 7 or 8 baby carrots
or carrot sticks
or 1 ear of corn on the cob
Fruits (2 to 4 servings)
A serving is:
? 1 apple, banana, or orange or
? 3/4 cup of fruit juice or
? 1/2 cup of chopped, cooked, or canned fruit
Picture:
1/2 cup of grapes (15 grapes) - is the size of a light bulb
1 medium size fruit - is the size of a tennis ball
Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs and Nuts (2 to 3
servings)
A serving is:
? 2 to 3 ounces of cooked lean meat, poultry or fish
Eating one of these foods is the same as eating
1 ounce of meat:
? 1/2 cup of cooked dry beans or
? 1 egg or
? 2 tablespoons of peanut butter
Picture:
1 tablespoon peanut butter - is the size of a ping pong ball
3 ounces cooked meat, fish, poultry - is the size of a deck of
cards or a cassette tape
3 ounces cooked chicken - is the size of a chicken leg and
thigh or breast
Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese (2 to 3 servings)
A serving is:
? 1 cup milk or
? 1 1/2 to 2 ounces of cheese or
? 1 cup yogurt
Picture:
1 1/2 ounces cheese - is the size of a 9-volt battery or 3
dominoes
1 ounce of cheese - is the size of a pair of dice
1 cup of ice cream - is the size of a large scoop the size of
a baseball
Fats, Oil, and Sweets (use sparingly)
1 -teaspoon butter, margarine - is the size of a stamp or the
thickness of a pencil
2 tablespoons salad dressing - is the size of a ping pong ball