SPLENDA® Logo
 
SPLENDA® Products Recipes Cooking and Baking A Child's Weight Matters Living with Diabetes News and Promotions FAQs/Customer Service Splenda® Store  
Print this page. Print This Page

  Join the SPLENDA®

SPLENDA® Recipe Club
 
Get our FREE monthly e-newsletter filled with delicious recipes and members-only offers!
 
For quick tips and simple, holistic solutions to help you live with diabetes, visit healthsimple.com.
 
 
Portion Size Tips
Photo of a smiling man

Here are some tips to help you with portion sizes:

     
  1/2 cup serving of canned fruit, vegetables,
or potatoes=1/2 tennis ball
     
  3 ounces of meat, fish, or chicken=the palm of
your hand
     
  1 ounce serving of cheese=the size of your thumb
     
  1 cup serving of milk, yogurt, or fresh greens=the size of your fist
     
  1 teaspoon of oil=the size of your thumb tip
     
   
Diabetes and Your Weight: What’s the Connection?
American Diabetes Association
New Patient Education for Carb Counting Brochure PDF
   
Diabetes Advisor, Vol. 19, Practical Tips for Healthful Eating
American Diabetes Association
New Patient Education for Carb Counting Brochure PDF
   
Diabetes Advisor, Vol. 9, Sweets and Desserts for People With Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
New Patient Education for Carb Counting Brochure PDF
   
Portion Sizes: A Key to Weight Loss
American Diabetes Association
Portion Sizes, A Key to Weight Loss Brochure PDF
   


Additional Free Information From the SPLENDA® Brand

Serving Size Counts!
Learn how to serve healthy portions without weighing or measuring.
New Patient Education for Carb Counting Brochure PDF
1-2-3 Sensible Steps to Help You Manage Your Weight 1-2-3 Sensible Steps to Help Manage your Weight PDF

These documents are provided in Portable Document Format (PDF).
To view and print these documents, you need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader®. If you do not have it, click the link below to download the free reader.

Get Acrobat ® Reader   Link to Adobe Acrobat Reader Download page