Serving Sizes for Food Groups

Food Serving Sizes

1 serving looks like..

GRAINS

• 1 cup of cereal flakes = fist
• 1 pancake = disc (DVD)
• 1/2 cup of cooked rice, pasta, or potato = 1/2 baseball
• 1 slice bread = cassette tape
• 1 piece of cornbread = bar of soap

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 

• 1 medium fruit = baseball
• 1/2 cup of fresh fruit = 1/2 baseball
• 1/4 cup raisins = large egg
• 1 cup of salad greens = baseball
• 1 baked potato = fist

MILK

• 1 1/2 oz cheese = 4 stacked dice or 2 cheese slices
• 1/2 cup of ice cream = 1/2 baseball

FATS / OILS

• 1 tsp margarine or spreads = 1 die

LEAN MEAT AND BEANS

• 3 oz meat, fist, and poultry = deck of cards
• 3 oz grilled/baked fish = checkbook
• 2 Tbsp peanut butter = ping pong ball