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To know if you're serving recommended amounts, try using your hands to help you visualize the size of the portions you eat. For example, what does a half cup of pasta look like? Check out these illustrations. It's all in your hands.
A clenched fist demonstrates a 1 cup serving (8 oz) of a hot or cold beverage like Crystal Light Low Calorie Drink Mix.
2 hands = 1 cup Cup both hands to judge a 1 cup serving of Kraft Dinner, breakfast cereal such as shredded wheat cereal or mixed dishes like chili.
Palm = 3 oz meat The palm of your hand is about the size of a 3 oz serving of cooked meat: a chicken breast, hamburger patty, fish fillet, pork loin or canned tuna.
2 thumbs = 1 tablespoon Two thumbs placed together show the size of a 1 Tbsp serving of Kraft Peanut Butter, Kraft Dressing, Cheez Whiz Spread or Miracle Whip Dressing.
Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating is flexible for a reason. Different people need different amounts of food. What you eat today may differ from what you eat tomorrow...based on many things including activity level. Be flexible and if you're still hungry, reach for something from the Vegetables and Fruit food group.