Maintaining a healthy weight is important to control your food portions. The latest article on the U.S. "Live Strong" website introduces a simple and practical "New Guide to Controlling Food Calories with Your Hands" by the U.S. "Precision Nutrition" organization. The guide points out that the size of your hands is closely related to your body size, muscles, and bones. Therefore, everyone's hands are actually a highly personalized "measuring tool" for optimal food intake.
1. Protein
The recommended portion for men and women per meal is 2 palm-sized and 1 palm-sized respectively, with the amount equivalent to the size and thickness of the palm. This includes meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, and legumes.
Pan-fried Potato and Egg Pancake
2. Vegetables
The recommended portion for men and women per meal is 2 fist-sized and 1 fist-sized respectively, with the thickness and diameter of the vegetables equivalent to a fist. This includes broccoli, spinach, lettuce, carrots, etc.
3. Carbohydrates
The recommended portion for men and women per meal is one handful and half a handful respectively. This includes grains, starchy foods, etc.
4. Fats
The recommended portion for men and women per meal is 2 thumb-sized and 1 thumb-sized respectively. This includes cooking oil, butter, nut oils, and plant seeds, etc.
Pan-fried egg cake with shredded potatoes