A closed fist is a cup of greens, a palm is 3 ounces of meat, a cupped hand is about half a cup of grains, the tip of your index finger is a teaspoon of honey, and a thumb is a tablespoon of butter. Learn more ways to make cooking faster and easier with Giada de Laurentiis's Happy Cooking: Make Every Meal Count...Without Stressing Out ($21.08).