If you want to monitor your portion sizes when eating at restaurants, knowing how to visually identify a tablespoon is a valuable skill. As a reference, keep in mind that a ping pong ball generally represents two tablespoons. While this may be difficult to identify with liquids, solid substances will make the comparison pretty straightforward. As a general rule, the tip of your finger should measure about 1 teaspoon while the tip of your thumb should equal about a tablespoon. Hold your thumb next to whatever you are measuring to portion out a similar amount. Adjust the amount slightly if you thumb is larger or smaller than average. As a general rule, a cupped hand will hold about 2 tablespoons of liquid. If you do not have any measuring spoons or cups, you can approximate a tablespoon of liquid by filling up your cupped hand halfway. If your hands are especially small or large, you may add or omit liquid accordingly. Some foods have consistent portion sizes and can be broken down to a tablespoon easily. Keep these in mind for fast measuring the next time you are cooking, baking, or calorie counting. One tablespoon of sugar, for instance, is equal to 3 single serving packets of sugar, or 3 sugar cubes. As another example, a stick of butter is 8 tablespoons, so 1/8 of a stick of butter always equals a single tablespoon.
याद रखिए कि 2 टेबलस्पून एक पिंगपॉङ्ग की बॉल के साइज़ के बराबर होते है: टेबलस्पून को मापने के लिए अपने अंगूठे की टिप (tip) का इस्तेमाल करिए: किसी लिक्विड के 2 टेबलस्पून मापने के लिए, हाथ को कप जैसा बना कर उसका इस्तेमाल करिए: खाने के ऐसे पोर्शन पर ध्यान दीजिये जो हमेशा एक टेबलस्पून के बराबर होता है: