Portion Control

Name: Portion Control
Ingredients: One of the best ways to move toward healthier eating habits is to take a good look at portion sizes. It's easy to get thrown off by "portion distortion" which can cause all kinds of challenges when you're trying to eat smarter. But how do you know if; 1 teaspoon = tip of your thumb; 1 tablespoon = 1/2 ping pong ball; 1/2 cup = 1/2 baseball or rounded handful; 1 cup = about the size of a closed fist or baseball; 1 to 2 ounces of nuts or snack food = one handful; 1 ounce of cheese = size of your thumb or four dice; 3 ounces of meat = a deck of cards, a cassette tape or the palm of your hand; 1 medium piece of fruit = tennis ball or your fist; 2-inch slice of melon = width of three fingers; 3-ounce bagel = hockey puck

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INGREDIENTS

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One of the best ways to move toward healthier eating habits is to take a good look at portion sizes. It's easy to get thrown off by "portion distortion" which can cause all kinds of challenges when you're trying to eat smarter. But how do you know if

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1 teaspoon = tip of your thumb

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1 tablespoon = 1/2 ping pong ball

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1/2 cup = 1/2 baseball or rounded handful

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1 cup = about the size of a closed fist or baseball

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1 to 2 ounces of nuts or snack food = one handful

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1 ounce of cheese = size of your thumb or four dice

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3 ounces of meat = a deck of cards, a cassette tape or the palm of your hand

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1 medium piece of fruit = tennis ball or your fist

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2-inch slice of melon = width of three fingers

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3-ounce bagel = hockey puck

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