Stupid Serving Size

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  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    3/4 cup of cereal. I don't know who eats that much, but not me.
  • suremeansyes
    suremeansyes Posts: 962 Member
    I was gonna say Pop-Tarts and cereal! I can see that's pretty common. lol
  • fayefayee5
    fayefayee5 Posts: 87 Member
    tortilla chips get me. I love chips and salsa... and the brand I buy 13 chips is 130 cals, needless to say I normally eat 2 servings of those.

    Also hershey kisses. They are my go to for a chocolate craving, and i think a serving is 8? Yeahhh... that ones tough.
  • SpecialKitty7
    SpecialKitty7 Posts: 678 Member
    most any canned item. for example, spagettios are listed as about 2 servings. if you do the math its actually 1.6 servings. canned beans make me nuts, i rinse them so i blow out any chance of any form of measurement matching the serving size listed. really, who eats the bean snot?
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Peanut brittle: serving size = full box, no matter what size
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Peanut brittle: serving size = full box, no matter what size

    indeed.

    serving size for pizza to me is 1 pizza.

    unfortunately my counter/tracker gizmo often gets mad because that winds up being way over LOL

    still- I eat the whole thing.

    cereal/ice cream/oreos.

    steak? what's a recommend serving size 8 oz? wtf eats just 8 oz. grumble- it should come in 12 or bigger- nothing smaller. EVER!!
  • kshadows
    kshadows Posts: 1,315 Member
    most any canned item. for example, spagettios are listed as about 2 servings. if you do the math its actually 1.6 servings. canned beans make me nuts, i rinse them so i blow out any chance of any form of measurement matching the serving size listed. really, who eats the bean snot?


    THIS!!! I always wonder if my chili recipe is WAY off because I drain and rinse the kidney beans. Ugh.
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Good news peeps!!! The FDA is going to change the serving sizes from "mere morsel" to "what we actually eat"... so no more 2.5 servings in a 20 oz of soda... no more 2 tagalongs... or half a candy bar... ;)
  • angel7472
    angel7472 Posts: 317 Member
    enchiladas- they put 2 in a package but serving size is 1.
    salsa- really 2 tbsp for 13 chips I usually end up going waaaaaaay over on this.
    canned stuff ticks me off! Can of diced tomatoes has 3.5 servings! REALLY!
    I could go on and on but I wont!
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    PEANUT BUTTER! who uses ONLY 2 tbsp?!? and have you actually MEASURED out 2 tbsp... :sad:

    I have, and it makes me :cry:.

    Pop Tarts...they put two in the pack and really expect you to only eat one? I've mastered that skill now, but come on!

    Also, the chocolate peanut butter no-bakes I ate last week before I looked at the package. 3 cookies, 3 servings. :sad:

    Everyone knows a serving of ice cream has to fill the bowl. :drinker:
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Just a note about the peanut butter measuring thing...learned it here and would love to pay it forward because it changed my life. No, literally.

    Put the item being peanut-buttered (apple, toast, etc) on a digital scale set to grams and tare it. Scoop out some PB and add it to the item. Don't go by tablespoons, too subjective! Add more or take away, until you hit the serving size you want--one serving is 32 grams. Much, much easier. I was really overestimating, not so much on toast but I was scooping out the center of the apple and piling a crapton of PB in there thinking "There, that's a tablespoon." :delusional:

    You can also put the peanut butter jar on the scale, zero it out and then as you spoon it out, you get the actual weight, regardless of what's stuck on your spoon. Or knife if you go that route.
  • aimeef12
    aimeef12 Posts: 70 Member
    seriously u guys mentioned all the ones i would have PB is my downfall lol
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Peanut butter is not an issue for me. When I first got my food scale and weighed it, it turned out that I was using slightly less than a serving because I just spread it on one piece of bread, then jelly on the other.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    PEANUT BUTTER! who uses ONLY 2 tbsp?!? and have you actually MEASURED out 2 tbsp... :sad:

    You should weigh it out in grams. It's actually more than you think.

    Or at least that is what I discovered. I was only eating about 3/4 of a serving.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
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  • suziepoo1984
    suziepoo1984 Posts: 915 Member
    Pretty much all the food i love has ridiculous serving size(P.S: I love junk food :wink: )
  • kiniece
    kiniece Posts: 96 Member
    PEANUT BUTTER! who uses ONLY 2 tbsp?!? and have you actually MEASURED out 2 tbsp... :sad:

    You should weigh it out in grams. It's actually more than you think.

    Or at least that is what I discovered. I was only eating about 3/4 of a serving.

    Actually, I weigh it out in oz on my food scale. put a paper plate on the scale, tare it out and start adding until I hit 1 oz or something REALLY close to that :drinker:
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    I don't know if it's been mentioned before now, but it should have.

    Chocolate chips. I think a serving size is like 1 tbsp (or 22 chips). That's like barely a handful! :noway:
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    PEANUT BUTTER! who uses ONLY 2 tbsp?!? and have you actually MEASURED out 2 tbsp... :sad:

    You should weigh it out in grams. It's actually more than you think.

    Or at least that is what I discovered. I was only eating about 3/4 of a serving.

    Actually, I weigh it out in oz on my food scale. put a paper plate on the scale, tare it out and start adding until I hit 1 oz or something REALLY close to that :drinker:

    Perhaps you just prefer more peanut butter, but my experience was that I was underestimating peanut butter.
  • _Tink_
    _Tink_ Posts: 3,845 Member
    Nutella. I could eat the whole jar with a spoon. Or my fingers.
  • Jade0529
    Jade0529 Posts: 213 Member
    Ramen- a half a packet is a serving size.

    :laugh:

    I told my husband that (he loves Ramen) and he was so disgusted!
  • kiniece
    kiniece Posts: 96 Member
    Nutella. I could eat the whole jar with a spoon. Or my fingers.


    mmmmmm....Nutella! :love:
  • Chezzie84
    Chezzie84 Posts: 873 Member
    16 Nestle Smarties
  • JG762
    JG762 Posts: 571 Member
    I NEVER paid attention to recommended serving size until I found this site and started measuring.
    One of my favorite foods is rice and one of my favorites has a recommended serving size of 1/4 cup, now who in their right mind thinks that a 1/4 cup of rice is a damn serving? Seriously???
  • SamanthaD1218
    SamanthaD1218 Posts: 303 Member
    Hummus!! 2 Tbsp - seriously?? How am I supposed to enjoy my carrots or pita or what-have-you with only 2 Tbsp??
  • HikerRR50
    HikerRR50 Posts: 144 Member
    Oreo's - lets be honest .... just give me the calorie count for the whole package.
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  • jeffd247
    jeffd247 Posts: 319 Member
    I think there is some effort in the U.S. to change this nonsense.

    I bought a snack back of peanut M&M's that annoyed me. On the front of the package a nice green dot that read "220 Calories per serving". I flipped the bag over and there were 3.5 servings in this little bag.

    I just thought to myself, "That's stupid. I ended up buying the little bag and eating it in thirds...
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Oh yeah!

    And a serving size of cereal!!

    That's just enough to piss you off!!:grumble:
  • rowlandsw
    rowlandsw Posts: 1,166 Member
    Cheese. 1oz of cheese is really not that much cheese if you're a cheese addict. The low calorie stuff isn't any better.

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