Cheerios 10% in one month
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Tips for Your 10% in 1 Month

Cheerios® wants to help lower bad cholesterol 10% in one month.

Use these helpful tips along the way.

Portion Control Tip Sheet

Use the guide below to help determine how much is too much or too little.

Food Portion Size About the Size Of
  • Rice or Pasta (cooked)
  • Vegetables (chopped, cooked, or canned)
  • Potatoes
  • Fruits (whole, chopped, or canned)
  • Juice
1/2 Cup
A child's fist, half of a baseball, or 1 medium piece of fruit
  • Regular Mayonnaise
  • Regular Margarine
  • Oil
1 Teaspoon
The size of your thumbnail, from bottom of nail to the tip
  • Regular Salad Dressing
  • Low-Fat Mayonnaise
  • Low-Fat Margarine
1 Tablespoon
The size of your thumb from the knuckle to the tip
  • Bread
1 Slice
Quarter of a bagel (hockey puck size), Half of an English muffin, hamburger or hot dog bun
  • Cheese
1 Ounce
Four dice
  • Meat (cooked)
3 Ounces
A deck of cards
  • Low-Fat Salad Dressing
2 Tablespoons
The size of both of your thumbs from the knuckles to the tips
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