Your helping hand can help you remember how much of each food group you need to eat every day.

Your middle finger represents the starch family. Like this finger is the longest of all five fingers, the starch food family is the one you’ll eat the most of – between 6 - 8 servings in a day. 

1 serving of breakfast cereal is 250 ml

1 serving of mealie meal, porridge, rice or pasta is 125 ml (the size of an average computer mouse)

1 serving of bread is 30 g (the size of a CD)

1 medium size potato or sweet potato

6 - 8 SERVINGS OF STARCH

Everyday, you need 3-A-DAY™ dairy, 5 servings of vegetables and fruit, 6 - 8 servings of starch, 2 - 3 servings of meat and meat alternatives, and only a little bit of fats and sugars.