unpakwon
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I'm a little confused about the exact difference between a portion and a serving in the following.
A number of the studies ... mention 'servings' of fruits and vegetables. They're referring to an FDA food pyramid standard. What you might want to remember is that a portion (closed-hand sized) of vegetables like steamed broccoli or spinach for example, is about equal to two FDA servings. With fruit, a portion is about equal to the FDA serving. In my daily nutrition example you'll see I have two pieces of fruit and a healthy portion of steamed spinach and that equals around four FDA servings.
Does "a portion" refer to the amount of food one person eats at one meal or in a day? What is a serving? Is it the amount of food one person eats at a time? If you eat 3 servings of spinach, does it mean you eat spinach 3 times a day.
Thank you.
A number of the studies ... mention 'servings' of fruits and vegetables. They're referring to an FDA food pyramid standard. What you might want to remember is that a portion (closed-hand sized) of vegetables like steamed broccoli or spinach for example, is about equal to two FDA servings. With fruit, a portion is about equal to the FDA serving. In my daily nutrition example you'll see I have two pieces of fruit and a healthy portion of steamed spinach and that equals around four FDA servings.
Does "a portion" refer to the amount of food one person eats at one meal or in a day? What is a serving? Is it the amount of food one person eats at a time? If you eat 3 servings of spinach, does it mean you eat spinach 3 times a day.
Thank you.