A Simple Measure

How can you ensure that you are eating an adequate portion of protein, vegetable, carbohydrate and fat without weighing and measuring your food all the time? Precision Nutrition, an online nutrition coaching company, has a simple solution. Your palm determines your protein portions. A palm-sized portion is the same thickness and diameter as your palm. Use this measure measure for foods like meat, fish, eggs, dairy and beans. Your fist determines your vegetables portions. Use a fist-sized serving for veggies like broccoli, spinach, salad and carrots. Your cupped hand determines your carbohydrate portions. If you are including extra carbohydrates such as grains or starches in a meal, use a cupped hand to determine your serving size. Your thumb determines your fat portions. Use your entire thumb to determine your serving size of extra fats like oils, butters, and nuts or seeds. Generally, men may consume two portions per protein, vegetable, carbohydrate and fat in each meal while women consume one portion.