What is an easy way to gauge how much an ounce of food is. ?

Question

You know, by looking at how much space on the plate plate it take up or spoon fulls or something like that. Or maybe related to something like the size of you finger or compared to the palm of your hand.

Answer 1

There really is not an easy way to gauge how much food is ounce of food because size/amount will very depending upon the food being measured.  For example, 3 ounces of meat is about the size of a deck of playing cards but an ounce of Cheerios would almost fill a cereal bowl about 3/4 of the way.  The only way that I know of to get used to how much an ounce of a certain food will take up on a plate or in a bowl is to repeatedly measure the food on a food scale until you get to seeing what an ounce looks and feels like.

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Answer 2

You need a food scale.  Foods all weigh differently.