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Pare Back Your Portions
As food portions in restaurants
and homes keep growing, so do our waistlines.
Being overweight or obese increases
the risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and other health problems.
Eating proper portions can help
you bring your food intake in line with recommended servings and
let you control your weight.
Here are some examples from the
August issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource to help
you estimate appropriate serving sizes:
- An average bagel is the size
of a hockey puck.
- A cup of fruit is the size of
a baseball.
- A medium potato is the size of
a computer mouse.
- A medium apple or orange is the
size of a tennis ball.
- Three ounces of grilled fish
is the size of your checkbook.
- Three ounces of meat is the size
of a deck of cards.
- An ounce of cheese is the size
of four dice.
- A teaspoon of peanut butter is
the size of the tip of your thumb.
More information
Here's where you can learn more
about nutrition
and healthy eating.
Reference
Source 101
For more information on how to prevent other diseases, use
PreventDisease.com's "Quick
Prevention Resources".
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