PROPER PORTION SIZES

USE YOUR RULE OF THUMB

 

3 oz of meat = a childs palm or a deck of cards

5 oz of meat = an adults palm or 2 deck of cards

1/2 cup pasta or grain = 1/2 of a baseball (not a softball!)

1 tsp butter = the tip of your finger (one die)

1 tsp oil = the tip of your finger (one die)

1 TBSP peanut butter = 1/2 of a ping pong ball

1 medium fruit = a fist or a baseball

1 oz of cheese = 4 dice

1 TBSP dressing = 1/2 of your thumb

1 cup of veggies = a fist or a baseball

1 bagel = a hockey puck

1 slice of bread = a cassette tape

1 cup of cereal = a fist or a baseball

1 pancake = a compact disc