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is to use an everyday item that you carry around with you all the time,
your hand. |
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1 ounce
of cheese is about the size
of your thumb
A
teaspoon of margarine
is about the size of your thumb tip |
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1 cup of milk, yogurt or chopped fresh greens is about the
size of a small hand holding a
tennis ball |
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1 oz nuts
or small candies:
About one handful |
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2 oz chips or
pretzels:
About two handfuls |
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1 cup:
About the size of a man's fist
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A
½ cup of cut fruit, cooked
vegetables, pasta, rice is about the size of a rounded
handful |
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3 ounces of meat, poultry, or
fish are about the size
of a women's palm |
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1/2 cup of cut fruit, vegetables, or pasta is about the
size of a small fist |
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One ounce of snack foods--pretzels, etc. equals a
large
handful |