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    Your hands can provide a useful guide for estimating appropriate food portions. For carbohydrates like starch and fruit, choose an amount the size of both fists together. For protein, choose an amount the size of your palm and the thickness of your little finger. Choose as many vegetables as you can hold in both hands, selecting low-carb options. Limit fat to the amount you can pinch with your thumb and index finger. Drink no more than 8 oz of low-fat milk with a meal.

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    Your hands can provide a useful guide for estimating appropriate food portions. For carbohydrates like starch and fruit, choose an amount the size of both fists together. For protein, choose an amount the size of your palm and the thickness of your little finger. Choose as many vegetables as you can hold in both hands, selecting low-carb options. Limit fat to the amount you can pinch with your thumb and index finger. Drink no more than 8 oz of low-fat milk with a meal.

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    2003 CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES

    S130

    Appendix 7

    Zimbabwe Hand Jive

    Your hands can be very useful in estimating appropriate portions.Theyre always with you, and theyre always
    the same size!
    When planning a meal, use these portion sizes as a guide:

    Carbohydrates (starch and fruit): Choose an amount the


    size of your 2 fists.

    Protein: Choose an amount the size of the palm of your


    hand and the thickness of your little finger.

    Vegetables: Choose as much as you can hold in both


    hands. Choose low-carbohydrate vegetables (e.g. green
    or yellow beans, broccoli, lettuce).

    Fat: Limit fat to an amount the size of the tip of your


    thumb.

    Drink no more than 250 mL (8 oz) of low-fat milk with a meal.

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