Serving Size Guide!!!

Use this as a guide when determining your portion sizes for your meals.

• 1 oz. meat: size of a matchbox
• 3 oz. meat: size of a deck of cards or bar of soap-the recommended portion for a meal
• 8 oz. meat: size of a thin paperback book
• 3 oz. fish: size of a checkbook
• 1 oz. cheese: size of 4 dice
• 2 Tbs. peanut butter: size of a ping pong ball
• Medium apple or orange: the size of a tennis ball
• 1 cup chopped raw vegetables or fruit: baseball size
• 1/4 cup dried fruit (raisins, apricots, mango): a small handful
• cup of lettuce: four leaves
• 1/2 cup cooked or canned legumes (beans and peas)
• 5-6 baby carrots