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Useful guide to portion sizes       09/18/05 10:11 AM Edit Reply Quote retrograde Reged: 04/15/04 Posts: 1569 Thought some folks on here might find this useful. 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 - 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 (from ExRx.net) Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator

Entire thread Useful guide to portion sizes retrograde 09/18/05 10:11 AM Re: Useful guide to portion sizes Shell Marr 09/19/05 11:18 AM Re: Useful guide to portion sizes jaime g 09/19/05 09:56 AM

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