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PORTION GUIDE FOR EATING WELL FOR OLDER PEOPLE<br />
Guidelines<br />
Our staff are trained in following the portion<br />
guides below. Portion sizes are regularly<br />
checked as part of our quality control<br />
system.<br />
This is table is only a guide. Individual<br />
needs must be considered when deciding<br />
on appropriate portion sizes.<br />
( C ) = Cooked ( R ) = Raw ( L ) = Ladle<br />
Breakfast Foods<br />
Grapefruit Segments<br />
Porridge<br />
Fruit Juice<br />
Cereal<br />
Prunes<br />
Butter<br />
Bread<br />
Jam/Marmalade<br />
Bacon ( middle /back)<br />
Black Pudding<br />
Scrambled Eggs<br />
Poached<br />
Milk<br />
120gm<br />
150gm<br />
100ml<br />
30gms<br />
90gms<br />
15gms<br />
45gms<br />
20gms<br />
90gms<br />
90gms<br />
2 Eggs<br />
2 Eggs<br />
600ml<br />
Meat/Fish/Eggs<br />
Roast Meat 120g ( R ) 90gms ( C )<br />
Chops 120g ( R ) 90gms ( C )<br />
Braised Steak 120g ( R ) 90gms ( C )<br />
Liver 120g ( R ) 90gms ( C )<br />
Casseroled Meat 120g ( R ) 90gms ( C )<br />
Omelets<br />
2 Eggs<br />
Breaded Fish 120 – 150g ( R )<br />
Poached Fish 120 – 150g ( R )<br />
Cold meats for Salad 3oz ( C ) 90gms ( C )<br />
Vegetables<br />
Baked Beans<br />
Broccoli<br />
Cabbage<br />
Canned Tomatoes<br />
Carrots<br />
Green Beans<br />
Potatoes and Other Starchy Foods<br />
Creamed Potatoes<br />
Boiled Potatoes<br />
Roast Potatoes<br />
Chipped Potatoes<br />
Sauté Potatoes<br />
Duchess Potatoes<br />
Rice<br />
Spaghetti /Pasta<br />
80gm<br />
80gm<br />
80gm<br />
280gm<br />
80gm<br />
80gm<br />
90gms<br />
90gms<br />
90gms<br />
120gms<br />
120gms<br />
120gms<br />
120gms<br />
160gms<br />
Sweets<br />
Milk Pudding<br />
120gms<br />
Sponge<br />
90gms<br />
Jelly<br />
120gms<br />
Tart<br />
90-120gms<br />
Trifle<br />
120gms<br />
Custard Sauce<br />
90gms<br />
Crumble<br />
90-120gms<br />
Canned Fruit<br />
90gms<br />
Ice Cream<br />
2 scoops<br />
Apple/Pear/Orange 120gms<br />
Banana<br />
90gms<br />
Cheese & Biscuits<br />
Cheese<br />
30gms<br />
Biscuit 3<br />
Sandwiches<br />
Cheese<br />
45gms<br />
Meat<br />
30gms<br />
Fish<br />
45gms<br />
Cakes & Biscuits<br />
1 Digestive Biscuit 15gms<br />
Tea Cake<br />
60gms<br />
Jam Sponge<br />
45-60gms<br />
Shortbread<br />
30gms<br />
30