Diabetic Living - Fall 2006

(use visual cues)

2 cup fruit, vegetable, or cooked cereal, pasta, or rice

palm of average woman’s hand or half a baseball

3 ounces of cooked meat, poultry, or fish

tortilla
muffin
1 teaspoon margarine or butter
2 tablespoons peanut butter

deck of cards or man’s
pocket-size wallet
7-inch plate
large egg
tip of thumb to first knuckle
golf ball

small baked potato

computer mouse or average woman’s fist

pancake or waffle

compact disc

medium apple or orange

baseball, tennis ball, or average woman’s fist

Think of Favorite Things The hand method doesn’t work for everyone. Amy Fischl, a dietitian in Chicago, works mainly with children. Since kids have smaller hands, she uses familiar objects

help her clients judge proper portion sizes. For example, a compact disc compares to a pancake, a baseball to an apple, a computer mouse to a potato—all items that are familiar to kids.

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Eating away from home can make portion control a challenge. Sandy Gillespie, an Atlanta dietitian, recommends that her clients buy half-size or kid-size meals. Urbanski urges her clients to eat a small snack before they dine out so they’ll be less hungry and less likely to overeat.

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