A quick and easy way to lose some weight without following a specific diet is to know how to calculate portions thanks to our hand: if we are a little familiar, for example, with American diets (or even with American recipes) we often hear used as a unit of measurement not only the “cup”, but also the hand. A “pinch” of this, a “fist” of something.
Now, the strategy of using our hand in calculating the portions in the diet is very effective in automatically eating less , in a more balanced way (and with the right distribution of macronutrients), reducing the glycemic load of meals and getting closer to the correct composition of the ideal dish.
In fact, we can determine how much to eat and how to lose weight using either this technique or that of the composition of the ideal dish according to this scheme here.
Today we see how to make the right portions in the diet starting from our (and only ours) hand.

PORTIONS IN THE DIET: HOW TO CALCULATE THEM THANKS TO THE HAND
Open hand: it is equivalent to the size of our slice of bread. Useful for breakfast, for example, with a macchiato coffee and a teaspoon of jam. Therefore, every time we eat bread, we have to think of only one slice, but as big as our hand. The open hand also applies to the quantity of vegetables per meal and in this case it must be present at lunch and dinner. For bread, it can replace the “fist”.
Palm of the hand: we need to calculate the right portion of meat and fish, cheeses, eggs or even vegetable proteins (seitan, tofu) and legumes. It must be present at every meal, including breakfast. One palm for women, two for men.