Portion Control

At my work, we have a great employee health program. There is this online, self-directed nutrition coach and it send outs a lot of really great tips on nutrition and exercise. One thing I struggle with is portion control - what IS a portion, anyway?

Here are portions paired with common items to give you an idea:

• 1 cup of cereal = a fist
• 3 ounces of meat = a deck of cards
• 1 medium fruit = a tennis ball
• 2 tablespoons of peanut butter = a Ping-Pong ball
• 1.5 ounces of low-fat cheese = four stacked dice
• 1 teaspoon of oil = a standard postage stamp
• ½ cup of pasta or rice = ½ baseball