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While maintaining a healthy lifestyle, you can still eat the foods you love if you learn to control your portions. A portion is the amount of food you choose to eat, but may not be the same as the serving size you see on a nutrition label. Usually the portion you are served is more than you need to be full and satisfied.
The best way to know how much you are eating is to measure. Use the tips below, to help you better understand healthy portions.
Source: Food Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
It’s easy to watch your portions. Just remember to compare your food to these everyday items. If you have some left over, just leave it or share it with a friend. You’ll be amazed how eating the right amounts will still fill you up!
Food | Amount |
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Cheese (1½ ounces) | Dice (4, stacked) |
Meat (3 oz, beef, poultry or pork) | Deck of Cards |
Fruit (fresh, whole) | Baseball |
Rice (1 cup, cooked) | Tennis ball |
Pasta (2 oz, dry=1 cup cooked) | Nickel (diameter) |
Cereal (1 cup, dry) | Baseball |
Potato | Computer Mouse |
Oils, mayonnaise, butter (1 tbsp) | Matchbook |
Source: Weight-control Information Network, U.S Department of Health and Human Services