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Portion Size Guidelines. LEAN Seminar November 2006. What is One Serving???. _________ ½ cup cooked cereal, rice, or pasta _________ 1 cup raw leafy vegetables _________ 1 serving of apple or orange _________ 1 ½ ounces natural cheese - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Portion Size Guidelines
LEAN SeminarNovember 2006
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What is One Serving???• _________ ½ cup cooked
cereal, rice, or pasta• _________ 1 cup raw leafy
vegetables• _________ 1 serving of
apple or orange• _________ 1 ½ ounces
natural cheese• _________ 2-3 ounces
cooked, lean meat, poultry, or fish
• _________ 1 ounce of ready to eat cereal
A. Tennis Ball B. Deck of Cards
C. One Large Handful D. Ice Cream
Scoop
E. A Fist F. A Pair of Dice
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What is One Serving???• ____D_____ ½ cup cooked
cereal, rice, or pasta• ____E_____ 1 cup raw
leafy vegetables• ____A_____ 1 serving of
apple or orange• ____F_____ 1 ½ ounces
natural cheese• ____B_____ 2-3 ounces
cooked, lean meat, poultry, or fish
• ____C_____ 1 ounce of ready to eat cereal
A. Tennis Ball B. Deck of Cards
C. One Large Handful D. Ice Cream
Scoop
E. A Fist F. A Pair of Dice
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Finding It Hard to Picture What a Serving Size Is?
THE BREAD, CEREAL, RICE, and PASTA GROUP
• 1/2 cup of rice or pasta the size of an ice cream scoop
• 1 pancake the size of a compact disc
• 1/2 cup cooked rice the size of a cupcake wrapper full
• 1 slice of bread the size of an audiocassette tape
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Finding It Hard to Picture What a Serving Size Is?
THE VEGETABLE GROUP
• 1 cup salad greens the size of a baseball
• 3/4 cup tomato juice the size of a small Styrofoam cup
• 1/2 cup cooked broccoli the size of a light bulb
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Finding It Hard to Picture What a Serving Size Is?
THE FRUIT GROUP
• 1/2 cup of grapes the size of a light bulb
• 1/2 cup of fresh fruit the size of 7 cotton balls
• 1 medium size fruit the size of a tennis ball
• 1/4 cup raisins the size of a large egg
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Finding It Hard to Picture What a Serving Size Is?
THE MILK, YOGURT and CHEESE GROUP
• 1-1/2 ounces natural cheese the size of a 9-volt battery, 3
dominoes
• 2 ounces processed cheese the size of a pair of dice or your thumb
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Finding It Hard to Picture What a Serving Size Is?
THE MEAT, POULTRY, FISH, DRY BEANS, EGGS, and NUT GROUP
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter the size of a Ping-Pong ball
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter the size of a thumb tip
• 3 ounces cooked meat the size of a palm, a deck of cards
• 3 ounces grilled/baked fish the size of a checkbook
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FOOD MEASUREMENTS
FATS, OILS and SWEETS
• 1 teaspoon butter, margarine the size of a fingertip
• 2 tablespoons salad dressing the size of a Ping-Pong ball
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FOOD MEASUREMENTS
SERVING DISHES/UTENSILS
• 1/2 cup is the size of a small fruit bowl or a custard cup
• 1-1/2 cups is the size of a large cereal/soup bowl
• 1/2 cup of pasta is the size of a cafeteria vegetable dish
• 1-1/2 cups of pasta is the size of a dinner plate, not heaped