The measuring cups will help you learn what a one -
cup portion looks like (it is a lot less than you think).
Not exact matches
In order to control mess, candy
portions, germs, and also to keep goodies organized, each guest received a labeled paper plate with cupcakes (three — one to eat at the party, two to hopefully share at home), a rainbow frosting bag, and little condiment
cups filled with candy (these
looked super cute and also prevented candy overload and germ infestation... WIN).
I put silicone muffin
cups in there to make my «treats»
portion sizes even smaller, while making them still
look «full.»
If on the other hand, you are really
looking forward to eating macaroni salad because this is the only day of the year you eat it, then aim to keep your
portion to no more than 1
cup or about 1/4 of your plate.
But if you are worried about getting short - changed on your
portion sizes, just take a
look at the
portion sizes below in a single dinner that we developed for one of our Smart Menu eating plans: an appetizer with several tablespoons of hummus on fresh vegetable slices and a bowl of miso soup; five ounces of salmon with a maple Dijon mustard glaze; two and one half
cups of cooked vegetables topped with one and one half tablespoons of sesame seeds and a Mediterranean dressing; and one half
cup of cooked brown rice.
Elders reading a section of the series to a child or stumbling into one of the films couldn't be blamed for not knowing who Mundungus Fletcher or Regulus Arcturus Black might be, or how, exactly, a Finite Incantatem overthrows a Furnunculus spell, or how so insignificant -
looking an item as a
cup could possibly be a formidable horcrux (an object into which a wizard deposits a
portion of his soul to assure continued life).
Looking at the chart, divide the total
cups per day by 2 to 3 meals per day to determine the
portion size for each meal.