from classroom to blog #1

Smart Portion Size Guide

If you are an active woman or a sedantory man you need to be having 2400 calories a day!

2 Cups of Fruit

3 Cups of Veggies

8 oz of grains

6.5 oz of meat

3 cups milk

and 362 extra calories to do whatever you want with! (unless you're trying to lose weight...in that case you can afford not to use them)

Fruits

1 medium apple or a orange = a baseball

1/2 cup raisins = a large egg

Veggies

1 cup vegetables = a baseball

1 small baked potato = a computer mouse

Grains

1/2 cup cooked pasta or rice = a computer mouse

1 bagel = a hockey puck

1 cup dry cereal = a baseball

1 tortilla = 7 inches

1 pancake or waffle = a CD

4 small cookies = 4 casino chips

meat & Beans

3 oz cooked meat = a deck of cards

2 TBS Peanut Butter = a golf ball

1/2 cup beans = a computer mouse