Easy guide to Portion Control

Easy Guide to Single Serving:

The visual guide by Meghan Doherty

1 tbsp. nuts/seeds:  A thumb

1 tsp. oil/butter: A fingertip

½ cup mashed sweet potato: An ice cream scoop

1 oz. snacks (baked veggie chips): A teacup

⅔ cup cereal: A coffee mug

½ cup cooked pasta: A golfball

⅓ cup rice or quinoa: A cupcake wrapper

1 pancake or waffle (protein style): A DVD

1 slice bread: An Audio Cassette

3 oz. spud/potatoes: A computer mouse

⅔ cup milk: A coffee mug

½ cup Greek yogurt: A baseball

½ cup organic tofu: A bar of soap

½ can of tuna or salmon: ½ tennis ball

Sliced Cheese: 1 individual wrapped piece

2 tbsp. Hummus: 5 AAA batteries

2 oz. meat protein: A table tennis ball

1 oz. hard cheese: A pair of dice

¼ cup dried fruit: 1 large egg

4 oz. whole fruit: A baseball

1 cup chopped fruit: A fist

⅓ cup cooked veggies: I say unlimited greens…but A lightbulb

1 cup raw veggies: 2 fist-fulls