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  1. Portion Size Versus Serving Size - American Heart Association

    Dec 18, 2023 · Portion size is the amount of food you choose to put on your plate and actually eat. Serving size is the amount of a specific food or drink that people typically consume.

  2. Suggested Servings From Each Food Group - American Heart Association

    Aug 29, 2024 · If you’re looking for a simple way to eat healthy, use this handy serving size chart to get the right balance of nutrition on your plate. The American Heart Association recommends an overall …

  3. What Is a Serving? - American Heart Association

    Mar 26, 2024 · A serving is a measured amount of food or drink, such as one slice of bread or one cup (eight ounces) of milk. Here’s the breakdown of recommended servings per day for several kinds of …

  4. Fruits and Vegetables Serving Sizes Infographic

    Sep 20, 2024 · The American Heart Association describes servings sizes for fruits and vegetables to add colorful produce to your diet.

  5. Picking Healthy Proteins - American Heart Association

    Aug 28, 2024 · A 1-cup serving of cooked beans, peas, lentils or tofu can replace a 2-ounce serving of meat, poultry or fish. Two ounces of peanut butter counts as 1 ounce of meat.

  6. What is a healthy diet? Recommended Serving Infographic

    Aug 7, 2024 · Keep – healthy habits even when you eat from home *Servings are based on the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans for 2,000 calories/day. Your calorie needs may be different. …

  7. Dairy Products: Milk, Yogurt and Cheese - American Heart Association

    Dec 20, 2023 · Fat-free or low-fat ice cream (no more than 3 grams of fat per 1/2 cup serving). Avoid: Whole milk. Full-fat cheeses, yogurt and ice cream. Milk substitutes that contain coconut oil, palm oil …

  8. Go Nuts (But Just a Little!) | American Heart Association

    Aug 23, 2024 · A serving size is a small handful or 1 ounce of whole nuts or 2 tablespoons of nut butter. Compare nutrition labels and choose nut butters with the lowest amounts of sodium and preferably …

  9. 4 servings per day ONE MEDIUM FRUIT = About the size of your fist FRESH, FROZEN OR CANNED = 1/2 CUP DRIED

  10. Have the participants eat some of the food and make sure the serving is a bit smaller than the size of their fist. You can pass out the food in two separate halves with 5 minutes in between the two …