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Portion-Size Guide (wallet size)

In the age of super-sizing, it’s all too easy to misjudge portion sizes. WebMD has created some easy guidelines to help you figure out how many servings are on your plate -- and they’re in a handy wallet size so you can keep them with you when you’re dining out.

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Portion Size Guide

Basic Guidelines

1 cup = baseball ½ cup = lightbulb 1 oz or 2 tbsp = golf ball 1 tbsp = poker chip 3 oz chicken or meat = deck of cards

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Grains

1 cup of cereal flakes = baseball 1 pancake = compact disc ½ cup cooked rice = lightbulb ½ cup cooked pasta = lightbulb 1 slice bread = cassette tape 1 bagel = 6 oz can of tuna 3 cups popcorn = 3 baseballs

dairY & cHeese

1 ½ oz cheese = 3 stacked dice 1 cup yogurt = baseball ½ cup of frozen yogurt = lightbulb ½ cup of ice cream= lightbulb

FaTs & Oils

1 tbsp butter or spread = poker chip 1 tbsp salad dressing = poker chip 1 tbsp mayonnaise = poker chip 1 tbsp oil = poker chip

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3 oz fish = checkbook

Portion Size Guide

1 medium fruit = baseball

FruiTs & VeGeTaBles

3 oz lean meat = deck of cards 3 oz fish = checkbook 3 oz tofu = deck of cards 2 tbsp peanut butter = golf ball 2 tbsp hummus = golf ball ¼ cup almonds = 23 almonds ¼ cup pistachios = 24 pistachios

MeaTs, FisH & nuTs

Mixed disHes

1 hamburger (without bun) = deck of cards 1 cup fries = about 10 fries 4 oz nachos = about 7 chips 3 oz meatloaf = deck of cards 1 cup chili = baseball 1 sub sandwich = about 6 inches 1 burrito = about 6 inches

½ cup grapes = about 16 grapes 1 cup strawberries = about 12 berries 1 cup of salad greens = baseball 1 cup carrots = about 12 baby carrots 1 cup cooked vegetables = baseball 1 baked potato = computer mouse

SOURCE: Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD, LD, Director of Nutrition for WebMD. Reviewed on November 26, 2008. © 2008 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved....