Portions, Portions and Portions

11 February 2010 Pulse 481 views No Comment

Here’s a friendly remind of the size of protions for some foods. Keep these in mind when at home, or out for the night.

Remember, most restaurants serve around two to four times the recommendation serving size – hence you’ll be eating more calories that you need.

Fruit

  • Grapes – about 16
  • Strawberries – about 12

Vegetables

  • Cooked – 1 cup
  • Baked potato – size of a compute rmouse

Meat and Fish

  • Lean meat – deck of cards
  • Fish – cheque book

Nuts

  • Almonds – about 12
  • Pistachios – about 24

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