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1 teaspoon (5 ml) - about the size of the top half of your thumb
1 ounce (28 g)
- approximately inch cube of cheese
- volume of four stacked dice
- slice of cheese is about the size of a 3 1/2 inch computer disk
- chunk of cheese is about as thick as 2 dominoes
- 1 handful (palm) of nuts
2 ounces (57 g)
- 1 small chicken leg or thigh
- 1/2 cup of cottage cheese or tuna
3 ounces (85 g)
- serving of meat is about the size of a deck of playing cards (3
exchanges)
- 1/2 of whole chicken breast
- 1 medium pork chop
- 1 small hamburger
- unbreaded fish fillet
1/2 cup (118 ml)
- fruit or vegetables can fit in the palm of your hand
- about the volume of a tennis ball
1 cup (236 ml)
- about the size of a woman's fist
- breakfast cereal goes halfway up the side of a standard cereal bowl
- broccoli is about the size of a light bulb
- 1 medium apple = A tennis ball
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Weigh, or measure your food until you are able to estimate portions correctly. Accurately estimating food portions can be difficult if you are dieting, or hungry. |