1.  A serving of fruit juice is:

      a.  4 ounces      b.  1 cup c.  6 ounces


2.  One bagel is how many servings of grains?

      a.  6              b.  4      c.  2


3.  What is the correct serving size of pasta?

     a.  1/2 cupb.  1 cupc.  2 cups


4.  The serving size of raw salad greens is:

  1.   a.  2 cups        b.  1 cupc. 1 ounce


5.  How much cheddar cheese is one serving?

     a.  2 ounces    b.  1 1/5 ouncesc.  1 ounce


6.  One cup of tuna is equal to how many ounces of meat?

     a.  2 ounces      b.  3 ounces      c.  4 ounces


7.  One egg is equal to how many ounces of meat?

     a.  1 ounceb.  2 ounces       c.  3 ounces


8.  A serving of most salad dressings is:

     a.  1 tablespoon    b.  2 tablespoons    c.  2 teaspoons


9.  A small baked potato should weigh:

     a.  2 ounces       b.  3 ounces    c.  6 ounces


10. One serving of ice cream is:

  1. a.  1 cup    b.  1 carton    c.  1/2 cup


Portion Distortion Answers


1.  A serving of fruit juice is:

   c.  6 ounces or 3/4 cup.


2.  One bagel is how many serving of grains?

  1. a.  6 grains.  The old standard “one-half bagel or one slice of bread equals one grain” doesn’t apply to the giant-sized bagels.  Most bagels are now five to six servings of grains.  One slice of bread equals one serving of grains.


3.  What is the correct serving size of cooked pasta?

  1. a. One-half cup, or the amount you hold in one cupped hand, is one serving of pasta.  Since we should aim for six or more servings of grains each day, it’s OK to eat 1 cup of pasta (or two servings) at a meal.


4.  The serving size of raw salad greens is:

     b.  One cup, or the amount you hold in two cupped hands.


5.  How much cheddar cheese is one serving?

     b.  1 1/5 ounces, or about 1 1/2 thumb’s width, is one serving of cheese.


6.  One cup of tuna is equal to how many ounces of meat?

     c.  One cup of tuna is equal to 4 ounces of meat, or slightly larger than the palm of a small woman’s hand.


7.  One egg is equal to how many ounces of meat?

     a.  Each egg is equal to one ounce of meat; if egg substitute is your preference, 1/4 cup is equal to one egg.

                      

8.  A serving of most salad dressing is:

     b.  Two tablespoons, or the size of a small thumb.


9.  A small baked potato should weigh:

  1. c. Three ounces is considered a small baked potato, about 1/4 the size of the ones we’re served at many restaurants.


10.  One serving of ice cream is:

  1.     c. One-half cup, or one ice-cream scoop, is considered a serving.  If 1/2 cup of ice cream has 140 calories, then a typical

  2.     bowl containing two cups of ice cream has 560 calories.

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