serving

n.

1. The act of one that serves.
2. An individual portion or helping of food or drink.

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.

noun

An individual quantity of food: helping, mess, portion. See ingestion.

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.

Dietary recommendations for daily intake of the average adult are: 6 to 11 servings of bread, etc., 3 to 5 vegetables, 2 to 4 fruit, 2 to 3 dairy plus meat.

A standard unit used in dietary guidelines for the amount of a particular food. Different authorities use different sizes (e.g. the USDA defines a serving of pasta as one-half cup, whereas the Food and Drug Administration defines it as one cup); this can lead to confusion. Compare portion.

IN BRIEF: n. - Performing duties for others; Rendering assistance to.

We should worry more about serving than being served. — unknown, Source: Mark and Barbara Hall Collection.

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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Serving Cart	Dining Room Serving Cabinet
Serving Carts	Oversize Serving Tray