Hand Estimates
Common Objects
Which Amount?
True or False
100

Question: What is a cupped hand?

Answer: This hand estimate equals about ½ cup.

100

Question: What is a baseball?

Answer: This object represents about 1 cup.

100

Question: What is 1 cup?

Answer: A baseball-sized portion.

100

Everyone should eat the same portion at meals.

False

200

Question: What are two cupped hands together?


Answer: This hand estimate equals about 1 cup.

200

Question: What is a tennis ball?


Answer: This object represents about ½ cup.

200

Question: What is 2 cups?


Answer: Two baseball-sized portions.

200

A serving size is a measuring tool, not a meal recommendation.

True

300

Question: What is the palm excluding fingers?


Answer: This hand estimate equals about 3 oz of protein.

300

Question: What is a large egg?

Answer: This object represents about ¼ cup.

300

Question: What is 1 Tbsp?


Answer: The size of a poker chip.

300

Two people can have different portions while using the same serving-size guide.

True

400

Question: What is the entire thumb?


Answer: This hand estimate equals about 1 Tbsp.

400

Question: What is a deck of cards?

Answer: This object represents about 3 oz protein.

400

Question: What is 1 tsp?


Answer: The size of a die.

400

A baseball and two cupped hands together estimate about the same amount.

True

500

Question: What are two cupped hands overflowing?

Answer: This hand estimate equals about 1½ cups.

500

Question: What is a golf ball?

Answer: This object represents about 2 Tbsp.

500

Question: What is 4 oz protein?

Answer: The size of a bar of soap.

500

A deck of cards represents about 8 oz of protein.

False

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