Portion Sizes

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Re: Portion Sizes

@Reha

So coming from a big family and cooking in bulk and then downsizing to cooking for only two people (one of whom doesn’t really too much anyway) is a challenge.

How many cups of rice is good for two people?

When I buy meat, should I pre-make the packets? Is 1/2 pound enough for two people or 1 pound?

This my dear friend is an issue killing millions of us, my physician was telling me that India is seeing an epidemic in diabetes and heart disease, portion sizes are lot smaller than we are used to, rice should be the size of a computer mouse, meat the size of a deck of cards, fruits and veggie size of two palms, dairy the size of a tennis ball, I double the quantity of meat in my biryani, do cucumber salad in yogurt, and a hearty kachoomr, since white rice will rob the body of vitamin Bs I like to pair with Channa Salan. I remember people in Shadi eating 4 to 5 cup bryanni. Ordinarily I cook my rice with mutter or Channa Pilaoo to add nutrition. One cup uncooked rice yields 2 cup cooked, portion size is 1/2 cup cooked. If you eat with daal that completes the amino acid chains.