Suggested serving sizes suck!

mkakids
mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I just weighed a single, 35 calorie serving of texas toast brand croutons. It was 4 croutons! I wish food manufacturers would put a realistic serving size, along with a higher calorie count!

I knew it wouldnt be a large serving for 35 calories, but to suggest a 4 crouton serving is nuts. Tell me a serving is 12 croutons and is worth 140 calories.

This is just a pointless rant.
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  • alittlemopo
    alittlemopo Posts: 91 Member
    I completely get it, not too long ago I bought a pack of sausage and a serving was half of a sausage, really????
  • divacowgirl
    divacowgirl Posts: 54
    I hear ya! I have mistaken proper "serving sizes" for years.
    What I dislike is the manufacturer only listing calories for a certain portion, not the container when that item is sold as a single serve, such as soft drinks. Seems dishonest to me...
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    Same way a small bag of chips is 2 serving.
  • Rage_Phish
    Rage_Phish Posts: 1,507 Member
    I just weighed a single, 35 calorie serving of texas toast brand croutons. It was 4 croutons! I wish food manufacturers would put a realistic serving size, along with a higher calorie count!

    I knew it wouldnt be a large serving for 35 calories, but to suggest a 4 crouton serving is nuts. Tell me a serving is 12 croutons and is worth 140 calories.

    This is just a pointless rant.

    why does it matter? just add 4 servings instead of one
  • feelin_gr_8
    feelin_gr_8 Posts: 308 Member
    got a box of cookies on an impulse buy (made sure to leave calories)...they came 3 to a pack...serving size was 2 of the 3...
  • Brige2269
    Brige2269 Posts: 354 Member
    Companies do that so at first glance, the calories seem low, and consumers will by it. It is deceiving.
  • themommie
    themommie Posts: 5,033 Member
    I agree, some of the serving sizes are ridiculous like some drinks are 2.5-3 servings really how many people drink 1/3 of a drink, or trail mix some of them aren6 servings for a tiny bit..ok done ranting with you
  • timbrom
    timbrom Posts: 303 Member
    One thing to keep in mind is that for some things the FDA dictates what the serving size is. So, in some cases it's stupid FDA, not stupid food manufacturers.

    Just gotta make sure the hates gets spread around properly :)
  • seilidhe
    seilidhe Posts: 1,042 Member
    I know they aren't the healthiest thing to eat to begin with, but even before I started logging my food, it bugged me that a serving of Pop-Tarts is one tart but they come two in one of the foil pouches. Let's get real here... I'm pretty sure that very few people eat only one.
  • thoshowski
    thoshowski Posts: 135 Member
    I had a single serving lunch one day (it said single serving on the packaging). Then when I went to put it in MFP, I realized the calorie count wasn't for one serving, but rather half of the container. So my plan for the day was out the window.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Companies do that so at first glance, the calories seem low, and consumers will by it. It is deceiving.

    Absolutely!

    A lady at work likes Stouffer's Mac & Cheese ......until I casually pointed out the 10 oz box has 2 servings! Yikes .... it was almost 700 calories for lunch.
  • uthatswho
    uthatswho Posts: 34
    It was an eye opener for me too when I started reading labels. Nibbling is even harder to calculate :P
  • kirkor
    kirkor Posts: 2,530 Member
    Some products have serving sizes normalized -- check the cereal aisle sometime, pretty much every cereal is between 100-150cal per serving ... 3/4-1cup dry ... "healthy" or "sugary" cereal, they're all pretty much the same ... just bowls of carbs, not a lot of difference.
  • TheGirlsATimeBomb
    TheGirlsATimeBomb Posts: 434 Member
    2 tbsp of jif a serving?
    more like 27.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    One thing to keep in mind is that for some things the FDA dictates what the serving size is. So, in some cases it's stupid FDA, not stupid food manufacturers.

    Just gotta make sure the hates gets spread around properly :)

    yes, this!
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Some products have serving sizes normalized -- check the cereal aisle sometime, pretty much every cereal is between 100-150cal per serving ... 3/4-1cup dry ... "healthy" or "sugary" cereal, they're all pretty much the same ... just bowls of carbs, not a lot of difference.

    Um ....nope.

    Granola type or Grape Nuts are > 200 calories per serving. You need to be careful here too. Edited to add ..... these serving sizes are about 1/2 cup.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    2 tbsp of jif a serving?
    more like 27.


    I like you.
  • TheGirlsATimeBomb
    TheGirlsATimeBomb Posts: 434 Member
    2 tbsp of jif a serving?
    more like 27.


    I like you.

    i love dogs so.
    but really. whoever thinks they can eat only 2 tbsp of jif has obviously never had jif.
  • notyouraveragetalia
    notyouraveragetalia Posts: 223 Member
    I almost cried the first time I used a food scale to measure out peanut butter. Cereal was also shockingly painful.
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    Progresso Soup used to list their cans of soup as containing 2.2 servings per can.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I bought some ham slices, I think there were 8 in a package or something... A serving is 84g. Each slice is 48g.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    A serving size is whatever you deem it to be, don't let labels dictate how much you eat. Eat the amount you want, calculate the calories based on your serving size.
  • AshleyNWilliams84
    AshleyNWilliams84 Posts: 8 Member
    HA! Very true! My boyfriend's mind was blown when I told him that a pack of Ramen Noodles was, indeed, 2 serving sizes! He flipped! lol! I mean who only eats half a pack?! Who knows how many calories I consumed in college just eating Ramen Noodles?!?! lol!
  • GTAFrank
    GTAFrank Posts: 730 Member
    I almost cried the first time I used a food scale to measure out peanut butter. Cereal was also shockingly painful.

    Yep, it was the measured cereal servings that rocked my world. And not in a good way.
  • ttknowles01
    ttknowles01 Posts: 255 Member
    2 tbsp of jif a serving?
    more like 27.


    I like you.

    i love dogs so.
    but really. whoever thinks they can eat only 2 tbsp of jif has obviously never had jif.

    Exactly!!! *grabs spoon and Jif jar*
  • butterfli7o
    butterfli7o Posts: 1,319 Member
    2 tbsp of jif a serving?
    more like 27.


    I like you.

    i love dogs so.
    but really. whoever thinks they can eat only 2 tbsp of jif has obviously never had jif.

    OMG agree. It takes me 2 mins to down over 1,000 cals of Jif goodness.
  • Joanne_happygramma
    Joanne_happygramma Posts: 207 Member
    Companies do that so at first glance, the calories seem low, and consumers will by it. It is deceiving.

    Exactly - they think all we do is look at the total calories
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    PF Changs noodle bowls for lunch. One bowl is two portions. CHEATERS!!!!!!
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    I almost cried the first time I used a food scale to measure out peanut butter. Cereal was also shockingly painful.

    I must be so weird. A full serving of PB seems like SO much to be...I double my jam to keep my sammich from getting too dry!
  • jennybennypenny
    jennybennypenny Posts: 90 Member
    A serving of dill pickle spears is 2/3 of a pickle. WHY?

    I'm with you all--I will happily eat half a jar of PB (or Justin's maple almond butter--holy crap that stuff is so good!) in one sitting.

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