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Diabetic Serving Sizes
Hello, Robinson says howdy. Here is a mini list of serving sizes.
• Starches
• 1 slice of bread
• 4-6 crackers
• ½ hamburger or hotdog bun
• 1/3 cup pasta or rice
• ½ cup starchy vegetable (corn, potatoes, dried beans, sweet potatoes, lima beans and winter squash.

• Vegetables

• 1 cup raw

• ½ cup cooked

• ½ cup juice



• Fats
• 1 tsp butter, oil, margarine, or mayonnaise
• 1Tbsp reduced fat oil, margarine, or mayonnaise
• 1 Tbsp salad dressing
• 2 Tbsp reduced fat dressing or sour cream
• Fruits
• 1 piece fresh fruit
• ½ banana
• ½ cup canned in own juice or water
• ½ cup fruit juice, ½ if grape or cranberry


• Milk and dairy
• 1 cup skim or one percent milk
• 6 oz yogurt no sugar added or fat free


• Meats
• 2-3 oz cooked chicken, beef, pork, fish, game
• 1 oz cheese equals 1 oz meat
• 1 egg equals 1 oz meat
• 1 Tbsp peanut butter equals 1 oz meat
• ¼ cup cottage cheese or tuna (in water) equals 1 oz meat


Hope this helps, Geri.