It sems whenever we all get on diets we have alot of thinking to do and portion sizes can be WAY confusing, to begin with, so sometimes our diets get screwed because we aren;t getting the portion sizes right.
So when Vocal Point recently offered this advice, to help you figure things out, I jumped and reprinting it here! It's also helpful when you can't find the measuring cup at home when baking (due to it being used as a percussion instrument or head beater by the toddler in the house)!
1 teaspoon butter, sugar, salt… tip of thumb (to first joint)
½ cup pasta, rice, veggies.... cupped handful
1 ounce mozzarella ..... Ping-Pong ball
3 ounces meat or fish ...... deck of cards
1 tablespoon mayo ....... ½ golf ball
2 tablespoons peanut butter ....... entire golf ball
medium baked potato ......... computer mouse
1 cup broth, water, milk….... baseball
1 ounce almonds ........... Altoids tin
½ cup cooked broccoli ......... lightbulb
¼ cup raisins .......... large egg
1 ounce cubed cheese ........... 4 dice
1 bread serving ............... yo-yo
1 tablespoon salad dressing......... entire thumb
8 ounces lasagna ............... 2 hockey pucks
1 ounce sausage ........... shotgun shell
½ cup mashed potatoes .......... ½ apple
1 serving deli meat or cheese .........single DVD
1 pancake serving ............. single CD
1 cup cereal .......rolled-up pair of athletic socks
medium fruit ..........fist
½ cup ice cream ....... tennis ball
So when Vocal Point recently offered this advice, to help you figure things out, I jumped and reprinting it here! It's also helpful when you can't find the measuring cup at home when baking (due to it being used as a percussion instrument or head beater by the toddler in the house)!
Eating In
Ingredient Portion Same Size As…1 teaspoon butter, sugar, salt… tip of thumb (to first joint)
½ cup pasta, rice, veggies.... cupped handful
1 ounce mozzarella ..... Ping-Pong ball
3 ounces meat or fish ...... deck of cards
1 tablespoon mayo ....... ½ golf ball
2 tablespoons peanut butter ....... entire golf ball
medium baked potato ......... computer mouse
1 cup broth, water, milk….... baseball
1 ounce almonds ........... Altoids tin
½ cup cooked broccoli ......... lightbulb
¼ cup raisins .......... large egg
Eating Out
Food Portion Same Size As…1 ounce cubed cheese ........... 4 dice
1 bread serving ............... yo-yo
1 tablespoon salad dressing......... entire thumb
8 ounces lasagna ............... 2 hockey pucks
1 ounce sausage ........... shotgun shell
½ cup mashed potatoes .......... ½ apple
1 serving deli meat or cheese .........single DVD
1 pancake serving ............. single CD
1 cup cereal .......rolled-up pair of athletic socks
medium fruit ..........fist
½ cup ice cream ....... tennis ball