Buck Conner1
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MEASURED AMOUNTS & GOOD COMPARISONS How much is one serving, here’s a relatively easy way to judge size of what you need when visiting friends or preparing a meal without having a measuring cup, spoon or scale.ONE SERVING LOOKS LIKE (size-wise) 3 oz of red meat/poultry/fish deck of playing cards Medium apple/pear/peach 2 1/2" cannon ball 1 oz of cheese one thumb length 1/2 cup of homemade ice cream 2 1/2" cannon ball 1/2 cup of pasta/rice/vegetables 2 1/2" cannon ball 1 oz of nuts/candy one handful 1 medium potato 2 1/2" cannon ball 1 homemade cookie musket cap box 1 cup of cereal/broccoli/milk a tight fist 1 tsp. of butter/lard/grease first joint of your thumb 1 muffin/cinnamon roll a doorknob . |
When camping people frequently complain that the portion sizes are hard to figure, our eyes have grown so used to monster-sized fast foods, we’ve have forgotten what single servings look like. |