What is a portion size?
How much food we choose to eat or drink
How many servings are in a container
If we are using our hand to measure a portion of chicken, what part of our hand can be used to measure it?
Our fist
Our palm
Our finger
What is one way we can control our portion sizes?
Use a larger plate at dinner
Eat without any distractions, like being on our phone
Eat as fast as you can
What does it mean when a nutrition label says "servings per container"?
How big one serving is
How many servings are in a container of food or drink
True or false. If we eat/drink MORE calories than what we burn doing everyday activities, we gain weight.
True
True or false. If we eat/drink the SAME amount of calories that we burn doing everyday activities, our weight stays the same.
True
What is one way we can control our portion sizes?
Use a larger plate at dinner
Eat our entire meal no matter how full we are
Put our snacks into a bowl instead of eating from the bag
How many servings are in this container?
5 servings
How many calories are in one serving?
190 calories
How many servings are in this container?
16 servings
How many calories are in two servings?
240 calories x 2 servings = 480 calories
True or false. A serving size is a recommendation of how much we are supposed to eat
FALSE. It shows how much one person would typically eat.
What is one serving size?
1/2 cup
True or false. Calories are energy that we get from eating or drinking something
True
What is one way we can control our portion sizes?
Eat our meals while watching TV
Eat our snacks out of the container
Use the MyPlate as a guide
If we are using our hand to measure out pasta, what can be used to measure it?
Our fist
Our finger
Our cupped hand
