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Portion Size Chart

Managing your Eating Budget

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Portion Size Chart

Food Item Portion Size Reference Point
Cheese 1 oz. - 1 wrapped slice
- 4 dice
Meat 3 oz. - cassette tape
- deck of cards
- palm of your hand
- check book
Fruit 1 piece - clinched fist
Potatoes 1 small - clinched fist
Beverages 8 oz. - clinched fist turned sideways
Juices 4 oz - half-cup is the size of what fits in your cupped hand
- plastic, single serve juice containers with foil lids are 4 oz.
Vegetables 1/2 cup cooked - the amount that fits in one cupped hand
Vegetables (fresh) 1 cup raw - the amount that fits in two cupped hands
Pancake 1 - Compact Disc
Fats 1 tsp. - size of your thumb tip
Pasta 1/2 cup - size of half a baseball









 
 
                   
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