| Food Group |
Serving Size |
Visual Comparison |
| Grains |
1 slice of bread
1/2 cup of cooked cereal, rice or pasta
1 cup of ready-to-eat cereal |
1/2 cup cooked pasta = a scoop
of ice cream
1 cup dry cereal = a large handful |
| Vegetables |
1/2 cup chopped raw or cooked
veggies
1 cup of leafy raw veggies |
1 cup of veggies = your fist |
| Fruits |
1 medium apple, orange or banana
1/2 cup of juice, canned fruit, or dried fruit |
medium piece of fruit = a
baseball |
| Dairy |
1 cup of milk or yogurt
2 ounces cheese |
2 ounces cheese = a pair of
dominos |
| Protein Foods |
3 ounces cooked lean meat,
poultry or fish
1/2 cup dry beans
1 egg counts as 1 ounce of lean meat
2 tablespoons of peanut butter |
3 ounces of meat or fish = palm
of your hand
|
| Fats |
1 teaspoon of butter
1 teaspoon of oil |
1 teaspoon of butter = tip of
your thumb |
