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Monday, October 10, 2011

Did you Know?

  • Muffins are worse than doughnuts. A chocolate frosted doughnut is 270 calories 3 teaspoons of sugar and 7 grams of fat.  A chocolate chip muffin is 610 calorie, 14 teaspoons of sugar and 7 grams of fat
  • A serving of nuts or dried fruit is a 1/4 cup.  About the size if a golf ball
  • Hummus serving size is 2 Tablespoons or the size of a golf ball
  • Ice Cream serving size 1/2 cup or equal to 2 golf balls in size.  ( I guess Cold Stone love it is over sized)
  • Two Tablespoons of Coffee Mate has more Calories than two Tablespoons of half and half
  •  200 calories of pasta is 1 cup or about the size of a baseball. 

1 comment:

  1. Kim, having spent many years as Director of Nutrition at UCSD Medical Center, I have been constantly amazed at how few people realize what a portion size consists of. Great service you are providing with this post!

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