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  • Estimate Serving Sizes

    Healthylife® Weigh

    Part 2

    Pasta with olive oil, garlic, basil and tomatoes.

    To stay within the food group guidelines for your calorie needs, you need to use correct serving sizes. To be exact, you could use measuring cups and spoons or weigh foods on a scale. Do this when you can or when you are learning, but this is not always practical. You can estimate serving sizes using familiar objects.

    Chart showing serving sizes and items.

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