November 25, 2016
Healthy Portion Sizes: 5 Visual Cues
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Meat
Meat, including chicken, beef, fish, and pork should be rationed to 3 ounces. If you're not sure how big that is, think of the size of your palm. Obviously not every cut of turkey or ham will be perfectly palm-shaped, but you can use your best judgment to find healthy portion sizes.![Healthy Portion Sizes 1](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0024/0759/6130/files/Healthy-Portion-Sizes-1.jpg)
Fruit
Fruits come in all shapes and sizes, cut or whole and canned or fresh. You should look for medium-sized whole fruits and 1 cup of cut or canned fruit. Remembering this is a little easier since both should be about the size of one fist. (But we recommend going for the fresh varieties as often as possible!)![Healthy Portion Sizes 2](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0024/0759/6130/files/Healthy-Portion-Sizes-2.jpg)
Vegetables
Just as diverse as fruits, different vegetables have different healthy portion sizes as well. Cooked vegetables have a recommended portion size of 1 cup while salad is recommended at 2 cups. Need help remembering? One cup of cooked vegetables is the size of 1 fist while 2 cups of salad is the size of 2 fists.![Healthy Portion Sizes 3](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0024/0759/6130/files/Healthy-Portion-Sizes-3.jpg)
Dairy
The healthy portions for dairy are a little trickier to visualize. Cheese should have a 1.5-ounce serving size while milk and yogurt have a 1-cup serving size. You can equate the serving size for cheese to the size of your pointer finger and the size of a fist for milk and yogurt.![Healthy Portion Sizes 4](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0024/0759/6130/files/Healthy-Portion-Sizes-4.jpg)
Bread, Grain, and Cereal
When it comes to healthy portion sizes for bread, grain, and cereal, there are a few pointers to keep in mind. Luckily, you only need one hand to remember all of them. Bread should be eaten in slices that are the size of 1 flat hand. Grains should be eaten in small quantities, half a cup or 1 handful. As for dry cereal, an appropriate serving size is 1 cup or the size of 1 fist.![Healthy Portion Sizes 5](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0024/0759/6130/files/Healthy-Portion-Sizes-5.jpg)