Serving sizes (generic)
 

chicken f or example, it says 4oz is a serving size. Well i have cups and tbs and tsp but i dont have a scale, so is there a generic way of measuring, for example, 1/2 cup of chicken = 4oz?

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silly me, i looked on the other sizde of the measuring cup and found what i need to know

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fwiw you can get really cheap food scales at most department stores, they're <$5 and come in handy for this type of stuff

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I always heard a serving size is about as big as your fist/palm.

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Scale is the single most used item in my kitchen.

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silly me, i looked on the other sizde of the measuring cup and found what i need to know

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4 oz volume(1/2 cup) may or may not equal 4 oz weight

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'a pints a pound the world around' is useful for water based measurements. Water, Milk, Juice, Beer, etc all are basically 1oz (wt) = 1oz volume. (cup=8oz=1/2 pound, pint=16oz=1 pound)

When I measure out my cereal in the morning, I put the bowl on the scale, measure out cereal, then add 8oz of milk. I know it's 1 cup.

I don't know how to measure chicken by volume, but a deck of cards is about 3oz I've heard.

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Ya i just actually heard the deck of cards analogy this morning as well.

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This guy who wrote the book "Mindless Eating" says that a handful of many foods, is around 200 calories. Another simple rule of thumb for ballparking.

The book is quite interesting and a simple read. It explores a lot of how environmental(lighting, plates, scents, packaging etc) factors affect our eating.

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What 200 calories looks like :

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-20...-look-like.htm