11.18.2008 1:05 am
How to estimate food portions & 25 other weight loss tips
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Women’s Health recently came up with the ABC’s of Slim, 26 tips for losing weight. E is for estimating food portions and developing an eye for appropriate sizes can make or break your diet.
Women’s Health recommends you commit these serving-size visuals to memory:
- 3 oz lean meat = a standard deck of 52 cards
- 1/2 cup of fruit, vegetables, or grains = half a baseball
- 1.5 oz cheese = 3 dominoes
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Cindy Billhartz Gregorian is a features reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. She has reported for the Healthy & Fit section since its first issue. She's a distance runner with seven marathons under her belt. 
