{"id":54,"date":"2010-03-02T21:14:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T04:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hundredtenpounds.wordpress.com\/2010\/03\/02\/serving-sizes"},"modified":"2010-03-02T21:14:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T04:14:00","slug":"serving-sizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=54","title":{"rendered":"Serving Sizes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Serving sizes are sometimes a mystery. Especially when eating out! When I eat out, I generally assume most of what I am eating is 2 servings. One trick is to ask for a “doggy bag” when your food is delivered. Immediately put half of the food in the box to have for lunch the next day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another trick I do is to split an entree. One time, Michael and I went to one of our favorite restaurants for lunch, Papa Haydn’s in Sellwood. We got the Croque Monsieur (<\/span>Black forest ham or turkey on grilled parmesan coated bread with gruy\u00e9re and dijon)<\/i> and split the sandwich. We also ordered a caesar salad and split that. It was the perfect serving size for us!<\/span><\/p>\n

When eating processed food, pay attention to the labels. I found a nifty guide online (see above left). Sometimes there’s multiple servings in an item and you don’t even realize it!<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a general guide on serving sizes:<\/span><\/p>\n

Meat or Poultry (cooked) <\/strong>
Suggested portion: 3 – 4 oz.<\/span>
Size guide: A deck of playing cards or a computer mouse<\/span><\/p>\n

Fish (cooked) <\/strong>
3 – 4 oz. <\/span>
A checkbook, or an eyeglass case<\/span><\/p>\n

Salad greens <\/strong>
1 cup<\/span>
Two cupped handfuls<\/span><\/p>\n

Veggies (raw or cooked) <\/strong>
1\/2 cup<\/span>
Roughly the size of a baseball<\/span><\/p>\n

Fresh fruit <\/strong>
1 medium piece<\/span>
A baseball<\/span><\/p>\n

Bread <\/strong>
1 small slice<\/span>
A cassette tape<\/span><\/p>\n

Pancakes and waffles<\/strong>
2 small pancakes or waffles<\/span>
A compact disc<\/span><\/p>\n

Pasta <\/strong>
1 cup<\/span>
Your fist<\/span><\/p>\n

Rice <\/strong>
1\/2 cup<\/span>
Cupcake wrapper<\/span><\/p>\n

Potato <\/strong>
A small potato, about 3 oz. (most restaurants serve 6 – 12 ounces of potatoes!)<\/span>
A bar of soap<\/span><\/p>\n

Dried cereal <\/strong>
1 cup<\/span>
Your fist<\/span><\/p>\n

Dried fruits and nuts <\/strong>
1 oz.<\/span>
An egg<\/span><\/p>\n

Cheese <\/strong>
1 1\/2 oz.<\/span>
A large eraser or 4 stacked dice<\/span><\/p>\n

Yogurt and milk <\/strong>
1 cup<\/span>
A fist<\/span><\/p>\n

Ice cream <\/strong>
1\/2 cup<\/span>
1\/2 a baseball, or a Clementine<\/span><\/p>\n

Chocolate <\/strong>
1 oz.<\/span>
Small package of dental floss<\/span><\/p>\n

Oil, mayonnaise, and butter <\/strong>
1 teaspoon*<\/span>
The tip of your thumb<\/span><\/p>\n

*Most people use far more butter and oil than the standard serving size, 1 teaspoon. For reference, 3 “tips of your thumb” measurements are equal to about one tablespoon.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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