
nutrition A representative amount of a particular foodstuff, used mainly for guidance for healthy living. The US Dept. of Agriculture uses the following interpretations:
| fats | 1 tspn butter or margarine; 1 tspn mayonnaise else salad dressing. |
| farinaceous foods | 1 slice of bread; 1 oz breakfast cereal; ½ cup cooked rice or pasta. |
| vegetables | 1 cup raw solid; ¾ cup juice; ½ cup cooked. |
| fruit | 1 medium piece; ¾ cup juice; ½ cup chopped, cooked or canned. |
| dairy | 1 cup milk else yoghurt; 1½ oz natural or 2 oz processed cheese. |
| meat | 2 to 3 oz cooked lean red meat, poultry or fish; 1 egg. |
| vegetarian ‘meat’ | ½ cup cooked dried beans; 1 tablespoons peanut butter. |
US food labelling legislation requires that nutrients be shown per standard serving of the food. The Food and Drug Administration has defined serving or portion sizes, based on surveys of amounts customarily eaten, so the definition of portions is not left to the manufacturer.
We should worry more about serving than being served.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - portion, servning
Nederlands (Dutch)
portie, het bedienen, (be)dienend
Français (French)
n. - portion
adj. - (Mil) en activité, (Admin) en exercice
Deutsch (German)
n. - Portion
adj. - dienend
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ποσότητα σερβιριζόμενου φαγητού
adj. - για σερβίρισμα
Italiano (Italian)
porzione, servire, che serve
Português (Portuguese)
n. - servo (m)
Русский (Russian)
порция, подача (теннис), служащий для раздачи
Español (Spanish)
n. - porción de comida, servicio, entrega, saque, monta, cubrición
adj. - que sirve, usado para servir, (mar) para aforrar
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - portion
adj. - tjänande, fungerande
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
服务, 一份, 侍候
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 服務, 一份, 侍候
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 음식을 차림, 접대 하기, (전선, 케이블 등의) 피복재
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 給仕, 接客, 一盛り
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حصه من ألطعام أو ألشراب " على ألمائدة " (صفه) وافي
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - כמות האוכל לאדם אחד, מנה
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