How to figure out portion size?
Visualizing your portion size Making healthful food choices and understanding portion sizes are key factors in healthy eating. Especially, if you are planning to lose weight, determining portion size plays a major role. What exactly is a portion? A portion is one serving of a type of food. Do you know what it looks like a cup of peas? a tablespoon of peanut butter? or 1 oz of cooked meat? Hints for visualizing your portion size 1/4 cup is about the size of a ping pong or a golf ball. 1 cup is about the size of a tennis or baseball. A 1-inch diameter sauce cup will hold 1 oz . A ‘ pint ’ deli container holds 16 oz or about 2 cups . How to visualize meat portion sizes 3 oz meat portion is similar in size to a deck of cards 1 oz of cooked meat is similar in size to 3 dice. 1-inch meatball is about 1 oz . 4 oz of raw, lean meat is about 3 oz after cooking. 3 oz of grilled fish is the size of a checkbook. How to visualize fruit and vegetable portion sizes For cut fruits and veget