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Simply put, a serving size is a specific and standardized amount of food like 1 cup, two slices, or 30 grams. “Think about a box of graham crackers,” Green explains. “The nutrition facts label on the box may say that the serving size is eight crackers.
“While there are different ways to align portion size to serving size, one simple way is to use your hand as a guide,” Green explains. “The fist is about one cup; one scooped hand (from tip of your fingers to the base of the palm) is about 1⁄2 cup; 1⁄4 cup is about a palm full, one thumb is about 1 tablespoon; and your palm is about 4 ounces.
As part of its overhaul of the Nutrition Facts panel, the FDA is proposing to tweak serving sizes to better reflect real-life consumption behavior. But which products should be targeted?
A portion is how much food you eat, which could consist of multiple servings. Visually comparing a serving size to an everyday object you have at home, such as a baseball or a shot glass, can be helpful in identifying what a serving size looks like without carting around a scale and measuring cups for every meal and snack.
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