Ridiculous serving sizes

jefedesalto
jefedesalto Posts: 154 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I don't know if you're like me and get excited when you see something you like to eat and at first glance it looks surprisingly low in calories. Only to later have your bubble busted when you look at the serving size and it' says "2 pieces".

This just happened to me with granola. I'm thinking healthy granola, I can eat a good portion of this. Well serving size was 1/4 of a cup. Who eats a 1/4 cup of granola? Those tricky granola *kitten*.
I don't know about you but I get really frustrated with serving sizes and think they should be labeled differently. I thought we could post some ridiculous/tricky serving sizes you guys have noticed. Maybe you have seen something others haven't and should be careful with.
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  • NoahandPresleysMom
    NoahandPresleysMom Posts: 763 Member
    I don't know if you're like me and get excited when you see something you like to eat and at first glance it looks surprisingly low in calories. Only to later have your bubble busted when you look at the serving size and it' says "2 pieces".

    This just happened to me with granola. I'm thinking healthy granola, I can eat a good portion of this. Well serving size was 1/4 of a cup. Who eats a 1/4 cup of granola? Those tricky granola *kitten*.
    I don't know about you but I get really frustrated with serving sizes and think they should be labeled differently. I thought we could post some ridiculous/tricky serving sizes you guys have noticed. Maybe you have seen something others haven't and should be careful with.


    take a quarter cup and mix with various dried fruits as a snack.
  • laurie62ann
    laurie62ann Posts: 433 Member
    " tricky granola *kitten* " LOL

    The serving *kitten* are everywhere!! We all must be on the look out!!
  • valligator
    valligator Posts: 54 Member
    "tricky granola *kitten*" - that's hilarious.

    I'm with you - I only use granola to mix into yogurt.
  • mwalker73
    mwalker73 Posts: 29
    I recently found a salad dressing from a local shop that was wonderful and surprisingly low in cal/fat. It wasn't until I purchased a new bottle and saw that the numbers had more than doubled and asked the owner what changed.

    "Nothing changed, we just had to follow FDA nutrition labels and changed the serving size to 2 TBS."

    I went home and looked at my old bottle in the fridge and sure enough, they had their serving size as 1/2 TBS. Seriously WTH!

    My fault for not looking closer :(
  • T1mH
    T1mH Posts: 568 Member
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  • Julicat6
    Julicat6 Posts: 231 Member
    The Microwave soup bowls. Obviously meant to serve 1, and since the container can only be used 1x should be a single serving, but no...it's usually 2! So have to double calories.
  • jefedesalto
    jefedesalto Posts: 154 Member
    "tricky granola *kitten*" - that's hilarious.

    I'm with you - I only use granola to mix into yogurt.

    Yeah, It helps some. My favorite yogurt trick is to mix it with non fat cottage cheese. My protein intake is ridiculously high so I need all the high protein snacks I can get. Unfortunately high protein low fat is tricky sometimes. Egg whites, chicken, and tuna are my staples.
  • jefedesalto
    jefedesalto Posts: 154 Member
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    This is awesome, thanks.
  • jnh768
    jnh768 Posts: 1 Member
    The Microwave soup bowls. Obviously meant to serve 1, and since the container can only be used 1x should be a single serving, but no...it's usually 2! So have to double calories.

    Agreed....I was just complaining about this last week..... :)
  • Kejlina
    Kejlina Posts: 31 Member
    I made the mistake of eating a "serving" of prunes once.

    7 prunes is not a serving.

    7 prunes is a cruel practical joke from the people at the prune factory.
  • jefedesalto
    jefedesalto Posts: 154 Member
    I made the mistake of eating a "serving" of prunes once.

    7 prunes is not a serving.

    7 prunes is a cruel practical joke from the people at the prune factory.

    lol @ cruel practical joke. More power to you for putting prunes in your mouth. I can't do it.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    I made the mistake of eating a "serving" of prunes once.

    7 prunes is not a serving.

    7 prunes is a cruel practical joke from the people at the prune factory.
    I don't get it. Do you want more or LESS. Prunes Yarrrggg...
  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    I hate this, who eats half a bag of M&M's and why package Pop Tarts in twos?
  • painthoss
    painthoss Posts: 63 Member
    My husband and I each chose a snack for a trip. He had a bag of chips, I had a bag of popcorn. He smugly pointed out that the calories and fat were essentially the same for each of our selections, per the labels. I smugly pointed out that HIS portion was 12 chips, maybe 1/8 of the bag, and he is gonna eat the entire bag. MY serving was half the bag, WAY more than I could even eat.
  • T1mH
    T1mH Posts: 568 Member
    This is the image I was looking for. It puts 100 calories into perspective.

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  • julieh391
    julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
    I bought a bottle of Jose Cuervo Light Margarita for a weekend of drinking at camp because it has 90 calories (or something like that) per serving. Turns out a serving is 4 ounces! Who drinks 4 ounces of a margarita?!
  • Drea_ann
    Drea_ann Posts: 65 Member
    I made the mistake of eating a "serving" of prunes once.

    7 prunes is not a serving.

    7 prunes is a cruel practical joke from the people at the prune factory.

    I tried covering a prune in frosting once, figuring everything in frosting is better. This is not true.

    I repeat DO NOT PUT FROSTING ON PRUNES, i had a disgusting upchuck of a result.
  • sarahisme18
    sarahisme18 Posts: 574 Member

    This just happened to me with granola. I'm thinking healthy granola, I can eat a good portion of this. Well serving size was 1/4 of a cup. Who eats a 1/4 cup of granola? Those tricky granola *kitten*.

    Actually, I was pleasantly surprised when I physically measured out a 1/4 cup of granola. It's perfect for a cup of yogurt and fruit.
  • Drea_ann
    Drea_ann Posts: 65 Member
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    This is awesome!

    But completely sucks at the same time...
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
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  • sarahisme18
    sarahisme18 Posts: 574 Member
    I made the mistake of eating a "serving" of prunes once.

    7 prunes is not a serving.

    7 prunes is a cruel practical joke from the people at the prune factory.

    I tried covering a prune in frosting once, figuring everything in frosting is better. This is not true.

    I repeat DO NOT PUT FROSTING ON PRUNES, i had a disgusting upchuck of a result.

    Bwahahahahhaa. Funniest post ever!
  • karensoxfan
    karensoxfan Posts: 902 Member
    BJ's used to (not sure if they still do) label their blueberry muffin serving size as 1/3 muffin for 120 cals.

    I could go along with listing 1/2 muffin (180 cal.) as the serving size, but I don't know anyone who cuts a muffin into thirds. Grrr!!!
  • al369
    al369 Posts: 170 Member
    I too have fallen prey to the granola trick.

    And, I can't think of any recent serving accidents I've had. I've gotten used to paying attention to it now and I eat much less packaged foods now.
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    I know what you mean re portion sizes. I think it's actually dodgy behaviour by manufacturers and something needs to be done about it. Otherwise, you can have BigKingMoFoQuadCheeseBurgerVOMIT ONLY 50 CALORIES.

















    Per child's bite.
  • KipDrordy
    KipDrordy Posts: 169 Member
    What gets me is when I compare supposedly healthy alternatives to eating snacks like potato and tortilla chips. I'll find stuff that's devoid of taste yet has almost the same amount of calories by weight. Sure, they may technically be healthier (more nutritious), but what they won't help you do is lose weight. I make my own soups by the gallon, and eat a lot more fruit and vegetables than I used to in order to give me nutrition with fewer calories. Other than that, I've learned to just eat less of what I normally eat. Screw all those expensive (and high calorie) health foods.
  • Lisa071572
    Lisa071572 Posts: 3 Member
    I just recently started liking Chinese food, so I looked up the calories after I ate, to fill this out. OMG!!! I was in shock how bad it is for you. I mean you don't see a lot of fat Chinese people.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I've eaten 1/4 cup of granola! :laugh:

    For things like granola or nuts, 1/4 is a handful for me, so it's easy if I'm not at home.
  • jesswait
    jesswait Posts: 218 Member
    The one that annoyed me the most was Amy's frozen entrée. Two Enchiladas come inside a little pan for you to heat up and eat, but the serving size is 1. Who eats half of a frozen dinner?

    http://www.amys.com/products/product-detail/entrees/000081


    Also, T1mH you are my hero.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I just recently started liking Chinese food, so I looked up the calories after I ate, to fill this out. OMG!!! I was in shock how bad it is for you. I mean you don't see a lot of fat Chinese people.

    It's not "bad for you," just the portions are too big is all.
  • loopingcaterpillar
    loopingcaterpillar Posts: 156 Member
    chocolate bars that are all 4 squares =
    just tell me the truth! i can handle the truth!!!!

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