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Tips To Help You Begin With Your Heart

Maintaining a healty weight is one of the best things you can do for your heart.

Use these tips and you'll be on your way to a healthier heart.


Portion Control Tip Sheet

Use the guide below to help determine how much is too much or too little.

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Food Portion Size About the Size Of
  • Rice or Pasta (cooked)
  • Vegetables (chopped, cooked, or canned)
  • Potatoes
  • Fruits (whole, chopped, or canned)
  • Juice
 1/2 Cup
A child's fist, half of a baseball, or 1 medium piece of fruit
  • Regular Mayonnaise
  • Regular Margarine
  • Oil
 1 Teaspoon
The size of your thumbnail, from bottom of nail to the tip
  • Regular Salad Dressing
  • Low-Fat Mayonnaise
  • Low-Fat Margarine
 1 Tablespoon
The size of your thumb from the knuckle to the tip
  • Bread
 1 Slice
Quarter of a bagel (hockey puck size), Half of an English muffin, hamburger or hot dog bun
  • Cheese
 1 Ounce
Four dice
  • Meat (cooked)
 3 Ounces
A deck of cards
  • Low-Fat Salad Dressing
 2 Tablespoons
The size of both of your thumbs from the knuckles to the tips
*Three grams of soluble fiber daily from whole grain oat foods, like Cheerios® cereal, in a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol,
may reduce the risk of heart disease. Cheerios® cereal provides 1 gram per serving.
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