Uncle Ben's microwave rice- serving size confusion
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lizpetley
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Hi everyone! Ok so the serving size says 1 cup, and there are "about 2" servings in a pouch. Well if you measure it, the entire pouch is one cup!! So i'm reallly confused as to how many calories, etc, I am actually intaking. Ugh!! Can anyone please advise
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I always weigh it (in grams) although I am in the UK and we dont use 'cups' as a measurement, so see if you can find one that has a more accurate measurement.
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cooked or dry?. same thing with pasta. 2oz dry pasta cooks up to about 5oz.0
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They probably mean 'fluffed' rice...I eat those every so often also, so I just divide the packet in half for a serving.0
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cooked or dry?. same thing with pasta. 2oz dry pasta cooks up to about 5oz.
Agreed--it's the dry measurement which means if you eat the whole pouch you should count it as 2 servings.0 -
yeah I think if you read the package it says that serving size is dry rice.0
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i dont think that it's measuring "dry" rice. those microwavable pouches aren't made to be opened prior to cooking...
i think that companies are putting smaller and smaller amounts in their packages and pretending its the same amount.
i had the same problem today actually. my tofu noodles i had say that the package has 2 servings of 4oz... well weighed the whole bag (i have a digital scale) and guess what.... it was only 6.5 oz.
the same thing happens with the steamable vegetable packages. it says "4 servings" but its really only 30 -
Hmm I measured it after it was cooked... its the pouch that has the rice already mushy... it's not the dry crunchy rice.0
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that's exactly what I was thinking... company tricking... but then I still don't know what the nutrition facts are... lol. I can't figure out am I eating 200 calories with the whole pouch, because they failed to include a 2nd serving? or is a serving actually half a cup instead of a cup... which would suck!0
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i dont think that it's measuring "dry" rice. those microwavable pouches aren't made to be opened prior to cooking...
i think that companies are putting smaller and smaller amounts in their packages and pretending its the same amount.
i had the same problem today actually. my tofu noodles i had say that the package has 2 servings of 4oz... well weighed the whole bag (i have a digital scale) and guess what.... it was only 6.5 oz.
the same thing happens with the steamable vegetable packages. it says "4 servings" but its really only 3
This might help a bit with the tofu (and maybe the rice...)
http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/FoodLabelingNutrition/FoodLabelingGuide/ucm064904.htm#container0 -
I've noticed the same thing! I get about 1 1/2 cups with a package of Uncle Ben's rice. And for all those who don't know, the rice is already cooked and fluffed and whatnot. You just heat it up. Anyways... I think a cup is a cup. It says about 2 cups right? So that means it could be less or more... In this instance, I think it's less. I've had Uncle Ben's rice a few times and measured out a cup. I don't think it affected my weight loss any, so the serving size must be close to right.0
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