What is a serving size?
- Understanding serving (portion) sizes along with making good food choices is a part of healthy eating. Sometimes it can be difficult to visualize an ounce and a half of cheese (1 serving size from the Food Guide Pyramid).
- Not knowing how much food you eat may result in eating hundreds of extra calories. This may lead to weight gain.
- Below are some ways that will help you estimate a serving size.
This fact sheet was last updated on 12-19-2005.
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