How Many Calories Are You Consuming?

         Americans do not understand what makes a "portion".  Study after study documents that we have no clue about the number of calories we consume. Let's take a look at what a serving size really is.  It is quite shocking.

 

 

A Serving of....

Fruit is the size of a baseball. 

Meat is the size of a deck of cards.

Pasta is the size of a dove bar.

Sandwich is the size of a mouse.

Cheese is the size of 3 dominos.

I do not know about you, but when I have pasta, it is usually larger than a dove bar.  I just want us to be more aware of portion sizes so that we can better understand the amount of calories we are consuming on a daily basis.  I know this information was eye opening to me and very helpful when eating out.