It’s the New Year and in the spirit of eating healthy resolutions here is a list of visual serving size guides from different sources.
What is the difference between a serving and a portion?
Some of the resources below are titled serving sizes, others are titled portion sizes. This article reminds us that a serving may be based on MyPlate (or a similar food guide) or a food label. A portion is what someone eats at one time for a meal or snack – a portion may be more or less than a serving.
http://www.eatright.org/resource/food/nutrition/nutrition-facts-and-food-labels/serving-size-vs-portion-size-is-there-a-difference
Handouts
**Serving size chart – English/Spanish, 2 pages (Dairy Council of California)
https://www.healthyeating.org/Portals/0/Documents/Tip%20Sheets/Portion_Serving_Size_Chart_Eng.pdf?ver=2016-09-15-112633-477
**Portion size guide – wallet-size also available, 1 page (WebMD)
https://www.webmd.com/diet/printable/portion-control-size-guide
**The secret to serving size is in your hand – 2 pages (Eat Smart Move More, NC State Cooperative Extension Service, NC Division of Public Health)
https://www.eatsmartmovemorenc.com/PatientEducationPackets/Texts/handportion.pdf
**Serving sizes – 4 pages (Veterans Administration)
https://www.move.va.gov/docs/NewHandouts/Nutrition/N21_ServingSizes.pdf
**2 guides – a portion size ‘hand’ infographic, everyday items serving sizes
http://blog.nudgeyourself.com/post/3-unbeatable-serving-size-guides
**Portion size guide – 2 pages (dLife)
http://dlife.com/m/newsletters/educator/Portion_Size_Guide_ERCC.pdf
**Visual serving size guide – 1 page (TX Center for Medical and Surgical Weight Loss)
http://sagebariatric.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/VisualServingSizeGuide.pdf
**A handy guide to portion sizes (Walgreen’s)
https://staywell.walgreens.com/post/168443957930/hand-guide-portion-sizes?ec=hncx94605_HEALTH2_helpinghandsgif&ep_rid=ADJ01f&ep_mid=_BaOqUlB9jPweKB
YouTube
**5 ways to estimate serving size (Cooking Light) – 1:38
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5s8tak-NdeU
Article originally appeares in the January 19, 2018 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator.