Portion sizes – the amount of food we choose to eat for a meal or snack–have gotten larger over the years,
and yet the standard serving sizes that are often referred to are much, much smaller. See how good you
are at estimating portions, and also see how much our typical portions have grown over the years.- An official serving of cooked meat is 3 ounces. A good way to estimate this serving would be
to keep in mind that it is about the size of:
a. A deck of playing cards
b. A paperback novel
c. A video cassette - how much larger is a typical serving of pasta, compared to the “official” government serving of ½ cup?
a. Two times
b. Three times
c. Four times
d. Five times - twenty years ago, the typical cheeseburger had about 335 calories. how many calories does
the typical cheeseburger have today?
a. 350
b. 450
c. 600
d. 900 - if you wanted to have an ounce of cheese for a snack, that piece of cheese would be about
the same size as:
a. A book of matches
b. Your palm
c. Your thumb
d. A stick of butter - the official serving of french fries has about 200 calories. how many calories are in a typical
“large” order of french fries?
a. 325
b. 400
c. 500
d. 625
SECTION FIVE: Week 5: nutrition labels, Fats, Portion Control
QUIZ: PORTION DISTORTION