We have found the palm method is a very effective way to measure your food without needing a scale or measuring cups. After all, your hands usually go wherever you go! Your hands also (in general) match your body size. For example, a big guy needs more food than a smaller guy - good news is usually their hand size will correlate with their overall body size. This measurement system actually CLOSELY mimics some of the most popular styles of eating out there (like macros, zone, etc) and has been tested to provide almost identical portion sizes WITHOUT complicated apps and measuring.

Here is a simple, yet effective way to measure your food for your body size:

This is for someone that does the daily Street Parking workouts and is looking to lose weight.

• 1 palm of protein-dense foods

• 1-2 fist of vegetables

• 1 cupped handful of carb dense foods

• 1 entire thumb of fat

• Post Workout Meal - 20g of protein + small cupped handful of carb dense foods.

This is for someone that does the daily Street Parking workouts and is looking to lose weight.

• 2 palms of protein dense foods

• 1-2 fists of vegetables

• 2 cupped handful of carb dense foods

• 2 entire thumbs of fat

• Post Workout Meal - 25g of protein + 1.5 cupped handful of carb dense foods

This is for someone that workout for 1+ hours a day and is looking to maintain current body weight.

• 1.5 palm of protein-dense foods

• 2 fist of vegetables

• 1.5 cupped handful of carb dense foods

• 1 entire thumb of fat dense foods

• Post Workout Meal - 25g of protein + 1 cupped handful of carb dense foods

This is for someone that workout for 1+ hours a day and is looking to maintain current body weight.

• 2.5 palms of protein dense foods

• 2 fists of vegetables

• 2.5 cupped handful of carb dense foods

• 2 entire thumbs of fat

• Post Workout Meal - 25g of protein + 2 cupped handful of carb dense foods

• 1.5 palm of protein dense foods

• 2 fist of vegetables

• 1.5 cupped handful of carb dense foods

• 1.5 entire thumbs of fat

• Post Workout Meal - 25g of protein + 1 cupped handful of carb dense foods

MEAL FREQUENCY/SERVING SIZES

Consume 3 - 4 meals/snacks throughout the day following the palm method serving sizes.

CUSTOMIZING YOUR MEALS

You can customize your palm method meals based on your lifestyle or preference.

Example: Break your meals into 5 smaller ones, or 3 meals + 2 snacks. The goal is to try to keep the balance (protein, carb, fat, and veggie) in what every variance you do.

We recommend consuming 4 balanced meals and a post workout meal on the days you workout. Feel free to split one meal into two snacks if consuming 4 meals is a lot for you.

Check out our recommended foods list HERE. If you have any dietary restrictions, please feel free to incorporate any foods that work well for you.

We know liquids are a little harder to measure when using your palm. We encourage you to use measuring cups and spoons that are equal to the size of your hand!

We know eggs are a little harder to measure when using your palm. However many eggs you can fit in your hand with the shell. You could also use a measuring cup roughly the size of your hand and crack the eggs into it for your serving.

If you are someone that follows a plant-based lifestyle and choose to consume a protein source that’s NOT listed on our foods list, make sure it’s a solid serving of protein. Items like peanut butter do not have enough protein in a serving.

If you make a recipe that consists of a protein, carbohydrate, fat, and vegetable, you can assume your servings are covered for that meal.

Measure portions in the form you plan to eat them.

Molly Volmer & Michelle Brooks at nutrition@streetparking.com

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