The recommended portions to eat healthy!

How much is a little? What portions should I eat? These are always the questions when we sit down to eat. One of the things that we have been losing but that it would not hurt us to recover is learning to measure the portions of our food. Eating a very large or very small portion will only cause you to have an excess or deficiency of nutrients in your body. There are many ways to learn how to measure portions. You can use everything from spoons, cups, measuring tools and even your hand 🙂 Portion measurements always depend on your activity level, health, and even your body proportions.

To give you an idea:

• A serving of beef or poultry is equivalent to the palm of your hand.
• Half a cup of ice cream is like a tennis ball
• A serving of cheese would be around six cubes
• Two tablespoons of peanut butter are equivalent to one ping-pong ball Remember that a serving is the amount of food you ate or decide to eat. But a serving is a measure to describe the recommended amount of food. These are the ones that appear in food guides.

What is recommended in Mexico:

• Cereals: 6 to 8 servings a day. 1 serving would be equivalent to 1 cup of cereal without milk, which is like a baseball. ½ cup pasta, potatoes, or rice = size of an individual flan bowl or size of a computer mouse (without the buttons). It can also be the size of your fist
• Vegetables: 4 to 5 servings a day. 1 serving would be 1 cup of fresh leafy vegetables = the size of a woman’s closed fist. ½ cup of peas or other vegetables = size of a small computer mouse (without buttons).** ½ cup of diced vegetables = size of an individual flan bowl.
• Fruits: from 2 to 4 servings a day. 1 whole medium fruit such as an apple or a bunch of grapes = size of a woman’s closed fist or a bulb.** ¼ cup of dried fruit = medium egg size.** ½ cup of sliced ​​fruits = an individual flan box.
• Animal Products: from 2 to 3 servings per day. 90 grams of meat, chicken or fish = size of a deck of cards box.** 90 grams. of ground beef = size 3 golf balls.** Another trick is to always take the palm of your hand as a reference
• Fats: MODERATELY . 2 teaspoons peanut butter, sour cream = size of 1 photo roll.** 1 teaspoon margarine or mayonnaise = ½ photo roll or a large dice. Also, any added fat should be no more than the end of your thumb.** Remember to measure your portions so that they fit the recommended portions so you can continue eating everything you like, but in the right quantities 🙂