My company offers healthy living webinars. Today’s subject is on portion sizes. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.
Fruit:
- For the size of the fruit we recommend to purchase at a store Is usually baseball
- Apples have different colors. We recommend no bigger than a baseball.
- The peach should be the size of tennis ball.
- Banana about six inches long about the size of the pen. (Not counting the stem.
Grains:
- One cup of cereal is about a third of a bowl. It is about the size of a baseball.
- Pasta should be the size of a baseball.
Dairy:
- Cheese: Four dice is about an ounce and a half maybe 170 calories.
Nuts:
- Peanut butter series size is two tablespoons is about the size of a golf ball.
- Fifteen cashews are about the size of a shot glass or it’s about the size of an egg.
Protein:
- 3 oz. of protein is about the size is about the size of a deck cards. Match the height, width, etc.
Vegetable:
- Potato is the size of the computer mouse. A bigger size would be more calories.
Chocolate:
- One oz. is the size of a floss container.
Wine
- One serving for two services for men. It might be a third of a large wine glass.