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<strong>PSO</strong> <strong>5000</strong> Page 36Portion Specifications3.11 Portion control is necessary to maintain consistency in quantity without prejudice to anyindividual, to maintain budgetary control and to provide the minimum provision. As such,Catering Managers should implement a portion control system which should be decidedlocally based on the following guidelines:Milk ......................... Semi skimmed ...................................... 200mlCheese ................... Cheddar ............................................... 60gChicken .................. Medium portion ..................................... 250gPork Chop .............. Medium with bone ................................ 150gMinced Beef ........... Medium portion cooked ........................ 140gBacon ..................... Rasher grilled ....................................... 50gSausage ................. Grilled ................................................... 60gMeat Pie ................. Individual .............................................. 175gBeefburger .............. Grilled ................................................... 50gFish Finger ............. 3 Fish fingers, grilled ............................ 75gEgg ......................... Size 3 ................................................... 57gMargarine ............... Portion .................................................. 7-10gJam or Marmalade .. Average on one slice ............................ 15gLettuce ................... Average serving .................................... 30gTomato ................... Tinned .................................................... 17gFresh………………………………………. 50gPotatoes ................. Boiled ................................................... 175gMashed 1 scoop .................................... 60gChips ...................... Medium portion ..................................... 165gPeas ....................... Medium portion ..................................... 70gOrange ................... Medium sized ....................................... 160gApple ...................... Medium sized ....................................... 112gBanana ................... Medium ................................................ 100gPorridge .................. Medium portion ..................................... 160gBreakfast Cereal ..... Flake type (medium serving) ................ 35g approxRice ........................ Medium portion, boiled ......................... 180gPasta ...................... Medium portion, boiled ......................... 180gCoffee ..................... Instant .................................................. 2gSugar ...................... Per serving ........................................... 4gHealthy Recipes3.12 Catering Managers should develop and implement standard recipes as a means ofmaintaining a quality provision. They should constantly review their practices in order toprovide increasingly healthy meals. Ways of doing this include:Checking recipes and, wherever possible, reduce fat, sugar and salt levels. Sugarsubstitutes or salt alternatives should not be used in food preparation. A minimaluse of salt in cooking is acceptable;Replacing more saturated fats (lard, suet, butter and pastry margarines) withunsaturated fats such as unsaturated block or soft margarines and white fats; oilssuch as rape seed, sunflower, safflower, olive or nut oils;Using a variety of fish, white or oily. The latter is thought to provide some protectionagainst heart disease;Using the leanest possible cuts of meat - remove skin from poultry before cooking ifit is to be casseroled because this is where poultry fat occurs;Issue No. 294 issue date 09/04/08

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