Large bagels are about three to four bread servings. One serving is the size of a deck of cards. This is a three- ounce serving of meat, poultry or fish. Two to three servings from the meat group are recommended each day. A deck of cards is also the size of one serving of baked potato.
Restaurants add cheese to many food selections.
While this adds flavor it is also adding calories. A serving of natural cheese is about the same size as three dominoes. The best way to avoid over eating is to watch your serving sizes and how many servings you are eating from each food group. You don't have to be a member of the clean plate club. Named products are used for clarification and ease of discussion only and are not necessarily endorsed or promoted by the University of California Cooperative Extension.