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The Right Amounts
From Eat to Beat Diabetes
It's amazing how big portion sizes have gotten. Here's what you save in calories by reining in portions:

muffin
Standard, size of a small apple, 125-150 calories

Mega, size of a medium grapefruit, 850-1000 calories

> calories saved: 725-860


bagel
Small, 1-inch-high, 160 calories

Large, 2-inch-high, 850 calories

> calories saved: 690


pasta
½ cup cooked, size of tennis ball, 80 calories

3 cups cooked, half a soccer ball, 565 calories

> calories saved: 485


cookie
Small, size of half a yo-yo, 50 calories

Mega, size of a coffee saucer, 550 calories

> calories saved: 500


fast-food fries
small order, 210 calories

supersize order, 540 calories

> calories saved: 300


pizza
Slice of thin-crust cheese pizza, 340 calories

Slice of deep-dish pizza with sausage, pepperoni, and double cheese, 640 calories

> calories saved: 300



 

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