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We are trying to limit red meat (beef, pork, and lamb) to 13.5 oz or about 350 grams per week.  This got me thinking because yesterday I made burgers weighting 5.33 oz (third pound) or 151 grams.  Burgers are one of my husband's favorite foods and he ate two which is already 300 grams of red meat.  I told him we are staying away mostly from red meat for a week now and started to check EYB for fish ideas. 

Most fish filets sold in Japan are about 100 grams, about 3.5 oz and usually recipes are based on this amount per person.  When I buy fish filets in the US, it is about 6-8 oz or 170-226 grams.  If 8 oz, I normally cut that into 2 portions.  

Since EYB have many people throughout from many parts of the world, what weight per fish, poultry, and  red meat is the portion sizes/weight  in your country?   And if in US, what portion sizes do you normally aim for?  

And for vegetarians, how much protein per day do you eat? 

According to https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dri-calculator/ , my recommended protein minimim is around 55 grams per day. 

Interesting thread Rinshin!

Serving sizes have got larger as socieies become more affluent: plate sizes also changed to be larger.. hence we have an obesity issue in most developed nations. Here in Oz, the government recommended guidelines suggest the following daily intake for people aged 19–70: Men: 0.84g per kilogram of body weight per day. For example, if a man weighs 85kg, his recommended intake is approximately 71g. Women: 0.75g per kilogram of body weight per day.

The average size of the American dinner plate has increased 22% over the last century, from 9.62 inches to 11.75 inches. This, along with various other factors, has contributed to America's obesity epidemic and problems with portion control.

Thank you debkellie for the info on Oz situation.  What is the portion size for pasta?  I am not sure what it is in the US, because restaurant pasta plates are normally loaded in the US, but I do know that pasta serving size in Japanese recipes are 80 grams dry per person.  I just checked a pasta recipe from Cooks Illustrated I recently made and it is 1 pound (453 grams) dry pasta for 4 servings and for us it was closer to 5-6 servings. So it looks like it is about 113 grams in the US.   

Here in France, portion sizes tend to be small-ish but the practice of eating multiple courses is very strong. Many people prefer to have starter, main + dessert (even in places like company canteens or when eating at home) but in smaller portions of each. In any kind of social situation this will often be preceded by the apero, where the snacky bits to eat are just as important as the drinks. It can be quite a lot of food overall, but spread over a fairly long time and in small amounts per course.

Whereas in the UK for example, I think more often people tend to just have one or two bigger courses, especially when cooking for themselves at home. And there is no common ritual of having an "apéro" with things to eat as well.

Definitely when we went to America we were amazed by some of the portion sizes! Very, very generous. 

All that said, I'd think that 150g of meat per person is generally what I am for, but since we are meat lovers if it ends up more like 250g sometimes, or even more, we generally have no problem finishing it!

Here (UK) we are told that a serving of a mainly protein food (fish, meat, or poultry) should be about the size of the palm of your hand, so for most people that's about a quarter pounder burger, or a 100 - 120 g piece of fish or half a good sized chicken breast and that seems to me about right

i think it's easy for omnivores to get hung up on protein, and only count the protein in the lump of high protein food, forgetting that there's protein in the grains, peas & beans and dairy and eggs used as incidentall ingredients - even in cake!

I looked it up  some time ago, and most government health agencies seem to recommend 0.5 - 0.7 g of pure protein per kg body weight each day, so around 35 to 50 g per day or a bit more, which isn't in fact a huge amount

Thanks for other country's perspective.  

Our plates of pasta with meatballs for last night's dinner at home was about 1 1/2 tennis ball sized and my husband's was about 2 tennis balls.    Made 8 oz or 227 grams dry spaghetti for two but had some leftovers.  I think for me about 80-100 grams is about right.