Hi, here in this series we are publishing the notes that we have taken
during our clinical learning .Hope it will be useful to you all.
Some common food stuff supplying approx. 100 calories. These are some
food stuff that contain approximately 100 calories . It will help you to
identify basic caloric intake during your clinical . Remember these
values are not exact and doesn’t need to be applied in every situation
but it can help you in exam when you are asked to calculate approx. caloric
intake of a client . For exact values of different food items , please refer
here- Nutritive Values and Charts
FOOD ITEM
|
AMOUNT
|
COOKED MEASURE / CONVENTIONAL MEASUREMENT
|
Cereals
|
30 gm
|
Approx.
1 medium katori or 2 medium chapatti
|
Pulses
|
30 gm
|
Approx.
1 medium katori
|
Leafy vegetables
|
200 gm
|
½
katori
|
Roots vegitables
|
100 gm
|
¾
katori
|
Other
|
300 gm
|
2
katori
|
Nuts
|
15 gm
|
-
|
Fruits (pulpy)
|
125 gm
|
1
medium size (raw)
|
Cow’s milk
|
150 ml
|
¾
-1 cup
|
Egg
|
1 ¼
|
-
|
Meat
|
80 gm
|
Approx.
2 big pieces
|
Sugar
|
25 gm
|
5tsp
|
Butter
|
15gm
|
3 tsp
|
Oil
|
10 gm
|
2 tsp
|
Sago seeds (sabudana)
|
30 gm
|
1
medium katori
|
Human breast milk
|
150 gm
|
1
katori
|
What are Katori Glass Cup? Standard serving-size
In India, Katori, Glass, and Cup are used for food
service. Standard-sized versions are used for serving-size and cooking
Katori
Katori is a metal bowl, primarily used to serve
foods such as Dal and curries. Many restaurants use a round metal platter
(Thaali) to serve the entire meal except for the beverages. Individual foods
are placed in separate Katori, Katori are placed around the outer rim of
Thaali. The remaining area is used to pile-up rice and breads. The size of
Thaali determines the number of Katori. Katori is also used as a ladle to dole
out food. Katori are made of stainless steel. Katori made of silver are used at
religious and other occasions.
Katori come in many sizes. In 1990s, food
nutritionists decided to use a standard-Katori to describe a serving-size.
The standard serving-size Katori = 150 ml.
This set up a relationship with teaspoons and
Tablespoons to describe ingredients in a recipe.
1 Katori = 150 ml = 30 teaspoons = 10 Tablespoons =
5 US fl oz
1 teaspoon = 5 ml, 1/6 US fl oz
1 Tablespoon = 15 ml, ½ US fl oz
Glass
Glass is a tumbler, primarily used to serve cold
beverages such as: milk, water, skimmed buttermilk. Tumblers may be made of
metal or plastics.
Glass come in many sizes. For serving-size purpose,
following standard is used
1 Glass =
250 ml = 50 teaspoons = 8.33 US oz
Cup
Cup is primarily used to serve hot beverages such
as: hot tea or coffee. These cups are normally china-ware.
Cup come in many sizes. For serving-size purpose,
following standard is used
1 Cup = 200 ml = 40 teaspoons = 6.66 US oz
This is same as the British tea-cup.
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