Food Portions V.S Serving Size

In the new year, most of us had already made our new years resolutions to eat and live well. Little things like portion control becomes difficult because our portions are just simply too large.
Dinner with family and friends can be difficult, most restauants will usually serve large piortons. Instead of trying to eat the entire meal (I know you paid for it), next time take the remainder of your meal home in a carry out container.
Even when you are charting your daily food process, your documentation can become decieving because you may eat more or less that needed to be concidered a true serving.
I hope this list will serve as a guide in your daily progress of health and wellness

GRAINS	1 SERVING SIZE LOOKS LIKE…
1 cup of cereal	Fist
1 pancake	Compact disc
1/2 cup of cooked rice, pasta, or potato	1/2 Baseball
1 piece of cornbread	Bar of soap
MILK	1 SERVING SIZE LOOKS LIKE…
1 1/2 oz cheese	4 stacked dice or 2 cheese slices
1/2 cup of ice cream	1/2 baseball
FATS/OILS	1 SERVING SIZE LOOKS LIKE…
1 tsp. margarine or spreads	1 dice
FRUITS & VEGETABLES	1 SERVING SIZE LOOKS LIKE…
1 med fruit	Baseball
1/2 cup of fresh fruit	1/2 baseball
1/4 cup of raisins	Large egg
1 cup of salad greens	Baseball
1 baked potato	Fist
LEAN MEAT & BEANS	1 SERVING LOOKS LIKE…
3 oz. meat, fish, and poultry	Deck of cards
3 oz. grilled/baked fish	Checkbook
2 tsp. peanut butter	Ping pong ball

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services