Portion Size- Right v. Wrong-

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Right v. Wrong

Ever wonder what the right portion size is?  There are many portions that look like they are right, or maybe that's just the size that you have every day.  As I found information for this page, I was suprised at how different the actual portion sizes of some things are compared to what I had thought.  Check out the size difference between the correct and wrong portion sizes.  You might be suprised.

serving size = 1 cup
calories = 170   

Calorie difference = 340
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serving size = 8 ounces
calories = 108  

Calorie difference = 756
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serving size (chicken) = deck of cards
serving size (potato) = 1 cup
serving size (carrots) = 1 cup


calories = 336

Calorie difference = 1496

2005. Stay Fit Eat Right. 1 Jun 2007 <http://stayfiteatright.org/root/eat_right/eat_right3.html#portions>.

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Right Size

A well balanced breakfast: Milk, half a grapefruit, eggs, and 1 piece of toast

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Breakfast Cereal

portion size = 3 cups
calories = 510   
Calorie difference = 756

Soda

portion size = 64 ounces
calories = 864   
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Calorie difference = 756

Chicken Dinner

portion size (chicken) = 4 decks of cards
portion size (potato) = 4 cups
portion size (carrots) = 4 cups
portion size (sour cream) = 3 tablespoons
portion size (white gravy) = 1 cup


calories = 1832

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Too Big Size

Over sized breakfast...I think so!

BreakfastPicPSHOP. Casey Jones Village Outline. 1 Jun 2007 http://www.caseyjones.com/pages/BreakfastPicPSHOP.jpg.

It's such a big portion, it barely fits on the plate

English-Breakfast. London By Click. 1 Jun 2007 <http://www.londonbyclick.com/imgallery/english_breakfast/English-Breakfast.jpg>