When looking at the nutrition fact's table, we tend to focus on that calories, fat content, protein, etc. We sometimes disregard the serving size. We must keep in mind that those calories are for ONE serving. Most of the time we take double or triple the serving size. We must keep in mind that this means that the caloric intake also increases. If we want to eat only one serving of a food item, that means we need to know what one serving looks like. To make things easier for all of us we can use our hand to estimate a rough serving size.
Here is a list of what a serving size looks like:
A thumb = 25g of most cheeses
A thumb-tip = a teaspoon
3 thumb-tips = a tablespoon
A palm = a erving of meat, fish or poultry
A fist = a cup
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Today's Food: Ice Cream (11% MF)
Food Group: Milk & Alternatives
Serving Size: 125mL/ 1/2 cup
Calories: 150
Fat: 8g
Fibre: 1g
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Monday, September 14, 2009
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I like the way you measured food. Not all of us have measuring utensils but we sure do have thumbs. So thumbs up to that.
ReplyDeleteWow that is so cool, I am the type who is very particular about measurements and this is just perfect, I don't have to go nuts finding a measuring spoons and cups.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting!
ReplyDeleteI definitely love this way of measuring servings, because it's a little hard to figure out how much a serving is without all our measuring tools.