We have heard many times if we would just eat the right portions we would be much healthier and thinner. What, you ask are the right portions?
According to Dr. Andrew Weil, one of the foremost authorities on natural health, here are the correct portions.
- Protein: one serving is no larger than the size of your palm, or 3 oz.
- Starchy side dishes: the size of a tennis ball
- Medium piece of fruit: tennis-ball size
- One ounce of cheese: 4 dice
- Cabbage family: 1 cup raw, 1/2 cup cooked
- Dark leafy greens: 1 cup raw
- Water: 6 to 8 8-oz. glasses per day
- Beans and legumes: one-half cup cooked
- Whole grains: 1 slice whole-wheat bread, 1/2 cup cooked grains, cereal or pasta, 1 oz. ready-to-eat cereal
