See how portion savvy you are by answering the following questions excerpted from “The Wheel of Portion Quiz” in Dr. Lisa Young’s The Portion Teller Plan (Broadway Books, 2005).

1. A typical deli/bakery bagel is equal to approximately _______slices of bread (and servings of grains).
   1. 2
   2. 3
   3. 5
   4. 8
2. A take-out order of your favorite Chinese food comes with a side of rice. How many cups does that portion of rice contain?
   1. ½ cup
   2. 1 cup
   3. 2 cups
   4. 3 cups
3. How many standard grain servings are in that side of rice?
   1. 1
   2. 2
   3. 3
   4. 4
4. A ½ cup serving of cooked rice looks like:
   1. a golf ball
   2. ½ baseball
   3. a baseball
   4. a walnut
5. A hot pretzel from a street vendor is equivalent to:
   1. 6 bread slices
   2. 6 small (1 ounce) bags of pretzels
   3. 18 cups of popcorn
   4. all of the above
6. How many standard servings does a typical restaurant pasta entrée contain?
   1. 2
   2. 4
   3. 6
   4. 8
7. A medium popcorn at the movie theatre contains:
   1. 4 cups
   2. 7 cups
   3. 12 cups
   4. 16 cups
8. Approximately how many standard grain servings does this popcorn translate into?
   1. 2
   2. 5
   3. 8
   4. 1; it's only one bucket

Correct answers:

1. c,   2. c,   3. d,   4, b,   5.d,   6, c,   7. d,   8. b

Reprinted with permission from the book, The Portion Teller Plan. If you would like to learn more, visit www.portionteller.com