What you eat is important for a healthy and balanced diet. When it comes to weight loss or weight maintenance, how much you eat becomes as important as what you eat. In the table below
visuals that will help you consume the foods you use in daily life in the right amount are exemplified. Consuming food in these portion sizes for a healthy diet will meet your
daily needs and make it easier for you to calculate what you eat.
1 portion amounts of foods:
Apple: Baseball ball (Slightly larger than a tennis ball)
Bread: Cassette
Dark chocolate: Dental floss box
Butter: Postage stamp
Cereal: Tennis ball
Potato: Computer mouse
Fish: Checkbook
Steak: iPhone 4
Vegetable: Punch
Salad dressing: Shot glass
When you start eating according to these healthy portion sizes, you will consume the right foods
and be nourished in the right amount.
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