PART E: TRANSLATING THE SCIENCE INTO DIETARY GUIDANCE
Table E-4. How Portion Sizes Have Changed
Food Item |
140
calories (3 in. diameter) |
350 calories (6 in. diameter) |
333
calories |
590
calories |
500 calories (1 cup of spaghetti
with sauce and 3 small meatballs) |
1,025 calories (2 cups of spaghetti
and 3 large meatballs) |
85
calories (6.5 oz.) |
250
calories (20 oz.) |
210
calories (2.4 oz) |
610
calories (6.9 oz) |
320
calories |
820
calories (10 in. sub) |
Adapted from the Portion Distortion Quiz on the NHLBI Web site.
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