Have you seen or tasted this fruit before?

Looks like a small orange tomato! It’s a persimmon (per-sim-mon). There are two types of persimmon, one is slimy and sweet when it’s ripe and the one like in the picture is crisp and juicy. Because the skin of the persimmon is chewy or leathery, it is better to remove it before you eat it.

When you are hungry, don’t you feel you can eat a whole pizza by yourself? Most of the times, our eyes are much bigger than our stomach! Knowing what a portion and serving size is will help you get plenty of food in your belly without filling full.

In the last lesson, we talked about the fruits and vegetables grown here in San Diego. The most popular fruit grown here is the Avocado.

This lesson, we are going to learn more about what a portion looks like!

A portion is the amount or size of a food or drink.

Why do you think it is important to know what a portion looks like?