Hopeful Loser

July 17, 2006

No wonder I'm having trouble. I eat about ten peoples worth each meal.

Know what equals a serving size. Learn standard serving sizes, and what they look like. For example:

1/2 cup of rice looks like a cupcake wrapper
1 cup of pasta, cereal, is 2 servings, and looks like a medium-sized fist
3 ounces of fish, chicken, or meat looks like a deck of cards, or a computer mouse
1 medium-sized fruit looks like a tennis ball
1/2 cup of cooked vegetables looks like a scoop of ice cream
1 ounce of cheese looks like a pair of dice
2 tablespoons reduced fat salad dressing looks like a 1 ping pong ball (if regular; do 1 tablespoon or 1/2 ping pong ball)
1 teaspoon oil or butter looks like the tip of a thumb

Posted by hopeful @ July 17, 2006 3:30 PM

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