As a stay at home mom I am able to make most of my meals at home (or prepare at home ahead of time the ones I don't eat at home) and I use a measuring spoon/cup for almost everything that I put on my plate. I have done it so long that now I am able to just looked at something and know about how much it is..... Like pouring creamer into my cup and looking inside the cup before I pour the coffee, but I have learned a few tricks to help me know a little better how much is too much.
In general a portion the size of:
- A normal person's fist is about one cup
- a normal person's palm is 3oz. meat (also you can use a deck of cards or a checkbook as a reference)
- 8 dice=3 oz cheese cubes
- a normal person's thumb is about 1 Tbps (appropriate for butter)
Today was a "guesstimate" day. I went through the salad bar with my 4-year-old daughter and had to guess how much of everything I was putting on my plate.
In the corner is a prepared salad with bulgar wheat, raisins and apricots and almonds. It was good, about half the calories for this meal and it added 4g fiber too.
to drink I had an apple cider vinegar drink which I really like. I am allergic to lemons and for years I have had to strictly avoid it or have instant heartburn so I got used to drinking this. I think it tastes similar to lemonade, but it is definitely and acquired taste.
You can see the little cup there too, this is one thing I like to use to help with gauging visually. The bottom of the cup says 2 oz which is 4 Tbsp or 1/4 cup. I only used half the dressing so 1 oz/2 Tbsp.
The good news is my grocery store has a nutritional information packet available on the salad bar so there was no guessing on the calories involved.
What is your little victory today?
Guitarplayingmommy,
Heather
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