A fast food cheeseburger from 20 years ago contained 333 calories. Today's cheeseburgers now contain about 590 calories on average. Ever wonder how those people in the 1950's could go out for cheeseburgers, shakes and fries every Friday night? It is because they were eating less than half what is served to consumers today.

Appropriate serving sizes are as follows:

• 1 serving whole grain = 1 slice of bread or 1/2 cup rice or pasta
• 1 serving of vegetables = 1/2 cup or 1 lightbulb
• 1 serving of fruit = 1 cup or 1 tennis ball
• 1 serving of dairy = 1.5-2 oz. of cheese or 2 9-volt batteries
• 1 serving of meat = 3 oz. or a deck of cards
• 1 serving of oils = 2 tsp. of salad dressing or 1 thumb tip