Adujsting From a Nutrition Panel

dragonflydi

I am making rice pilaf with dinner tonight. The instructions say to include (if I wish) 1 TBSP butter or margarine. I choose not to ... so when I use the nutritional information on the package, which is for 2oz (1/3 cup) prepared, how would I go about reducing the calories correctly? The box says it makes approx. 3 servings, so would I reduce each of the values (calories, fat, etc) by 1/3 of what is contained in 1 TBSP butter? For example, the butter I use is 100 calories per TBSP, so would I reduce the 190 calories per serving by 33 for a net of 157 calories per serving??

rachellepilcher

if the pkg says its optional then it most likely isn't included in the nutrition information

dragonflydi

Now that it's cooked and measured out, I realize the serving size they list is for what's only in the box. I hate packages that don't give both 'as packaged' and 'as prepared' ...

I used a measuring cup to be sure and after scooping out 3 servings, I still had half left. Prepared serving size is 2/3 cup, so nutritional info must not have included the butter.

Thank you for replying

bizco

The butter isn't included on the nutrition panel. The "prepared" refers to the rice only, since rice plumps when you cook it.