Portion control is the most effective way to make a difference when you are trying to maintain or lose weight. Do you know what a half a cup of vegetables looks like? Or how much is three ounces of chicken?
Once you’ve learned portions, they stay with your forever. If you’re looking for some easy ways to know if your serving size is right, try these tips:
- A medium potato should be the size of a computer mouse.
- An average bagel should be the size of a hockey puck.
- A cup of fruit the size of a baseball.
- A cup of lettuce is four leaves.
- Three ounces of meat is the size of a cassette tape.
- Three ounces of grilled fish is the size of your checkbook.
- One ounce of cheese is the size of four dice.
- One teaspoon of peanut butter equals one dice.
- One ounce of snack foods–pretzels, etc. equals a large handful.
Learning to recognize portions, with simple measures, can make it easy to judge whether at home or away. So get control by knowing how much you are consuming.
Nikki Layton
Co-owner Momentum Fitness
BCRPA certified Personal Trainer
ACE certified Personal Trainer
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