Sad Servings...

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  • melonaulait
    melonaulait Posts: 769 Member
    That candy pretty much always has the same amount of calories as any other candy... :(
  • SuggaD
    SuggaD Posts: 1,369 Member
    Cereal, rice, nuts and nut butter, pasta, cheese, ice cream, pretty much any convenience food or snack.
  • joinn68
    joinn68 Posts: 480 Member
    edited November 2015
    Pasta! 57g says the package? What? That's all?

    Anything bread! One measly tiny whole wheat bread roll is still 100+ cals. I love baking but between croissants; brioches; pains au lait; baguettes; honey oatmeal breads and all the specialty breads I was gaining quite a bit of weight testing my recipes. Now I BEG people to bake for them :smile:
  • Sugar_Cloud
    Sugar_Cloud Posts: 28 Member
    Corn chips!!! I would sometimes eat a bag on my own...900 calories.... :( Now I don't even bother, one serve just makes we want to eat more.
  • GillianSmith2
    GillianSmith2 Posts: 387 Member
    crazyjerseygirl wrote: »
    knelson095 wrote: »
    GillianSmith2 wrote: »
    Ive got a smaller plate so my dinners don't look as small as they are. It works for me :)

    You know, I was thinking I needed some little prep bowls for snacks.

    Get toddler bowls. Seriously, I got little plates/bowls for my son at IKEA and dang if they aren't perfect for making a single serving look decadent!

    Plus I get to eat out of a bright pink bowl. Win/win!

    i got mine from ikea as well. they are the perfect size for making your dinner look like a decent portion.
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
    That's why I buy the fun sized packs of candy. I can grab one packet and eat it. I hate weighing it out because it always seems sad.
  • melonaulait
    melonaulait Posts: 769 Member
    I do love that my favorite candy mix is sold in an 80g bag as well as the big one. Even though it's about 350 calories, I still feel SO much better eating only 80g at one time!
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    there are cookies out there that the serving is half a cookie. who eats half a cookie and save the rest for later?
  • AspenDan
    AspenDan Posts: 703 Member
    knelson095 wrote: »
    So, I just weighed out a serving of Reese's Pieces...and checked the numbers three times because the serving is SO SMALL. :'(

    Like, so small you guys. 200 calories and it's basically a handful.

    What's the most surprising/sad portion size you have discovered while trying to lose weight?



    Also, I ate that portion anyway...I regret nothing.

    Peanut butter =( one big spoon is like 400 cals.
  • lizzocat
    lizzocat Posts: 356 Member
    nuts and cereal are always disappointing (like, I can eat three portions of cereal). I was actually pleasantly surprised about pistachios though
  • SnackySnackPants
    SnackySnackPants Posts: 35 Member
    Definitely cereal as well. I was surprised with cheese, in the opposite way. I was expecting 1oz to be about the size of a little h'orderve cube :p or at most, an average slice of cheese from the deli, but I get 2 slices for an ounce!
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    The calorie count of plain saltine crackers was surprising. I used to eat a lot of crackers.
    Chips, bread, bananas
  • neldabg
    neldabg Posts: 1,452 Member
    Nanogg55 wrote: »
    GillianSmith2 wrote: »
    Ive got a smaller plate so my dinners don't look as small as they are. It works for me :)

    I restored a dollhouse for my niece; maybe if I eat my meals there I'll feel like a have serious portions,,,

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    OMG. I'm dying!!!!!! xDDD
  • AskTracyAnnK28
    AskTracyAnnK28 Posts: 2,817 Member
    Add me to Team Cereal :'( I used to love mixing my Cheerios with a little granola, thinking I was eating healthy. Little did I know that that harmless bowl of cereal probably had 500-600 calories in it
  • ceckhardt369
    ceckhardt369 Posts: 115 Member
    The one that is getting me right now is soup. Who the heck eats half a can of soup at a time?? Considering figuring out how to make my own soup, not what what I buy is super high in calories but it irritates me to have to put that I ate two servings of it just to feel like I ate something!
  • FatMoojor
    FatMoojor Posts: 483 Member
    I'll agree with the cereal as well. started measuring out a portion at home to take to work, when I put it in the bowl I realised I had been eating 3 or 4 times as much.
  • MondayJune22nd2015
    MondayJune22nd2015 Posts: 876 Member
    moyer566 wrote: »
    there are cookies out there that the serving is half a cookie. who eats half a cookie and save the rest for later?

    or 3/4 of a spear pickle!
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    moyer566 wrote: »
    there are cookies out there that the serving is half a cookie. who eats half a cookie and save the rest for later?

    Right, like soup cups. You can't even put it away for another day and it's 2 servings?

    Love hate relationship...
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  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    edited November 2015
    I always knew that candy was a high-calorie food, but butter surprised me. I knew butter wasn't a health food, but didn't know how high in calories it really was.
  • spilledmilk
    spilledmilk Posts: 83 Member
    Peanut butter had the opposite effect for me... after hearing so many horror stories about it, I expected I was eating way more than a serving. However after spreading my "normal" amount on an english muffin and weighing it, it was less than half a serving! Yay for me :p
  • pegastarlight
    pegastarlight Posts: 26 Member
    Frozen custard from culvers. I always wanted two scoops when I was younger, then I saw the calories were by scoop ... and scoops tend to actually be hefty and over the count of what's just one scoop ...
  • MorganMoreaux
    MorganMoreaux Posts: 691 Member
    Just remembered - Nutella. I was shocked and appalled by both the serving size and the number of calories in Nutella, and a little heart broken lol.
  • justrollme
    justrollme Posts: 802 Member
    Queenmunchy wrote: »
    moyer566 wrote: »
    there are cookies out there that the serving is half a cookie. who eats half a cookie and save the rest for later?

    Right, like soup cups. You can't even put it away for another day and it's 2 servings?

    Love hate relationship...
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    Ooo McDougall's! Weirdly, that brand also makes a cup that is one serving for the lowered sodium split pea soup, which is pretty tasty for a quick and easy type thing.
  • ridge4mfp
    ridge4mfp Posts: 301 Member
    spilledmilk wrote: »
    Chips are the worst. I weighed out 1 serving for my lunch the other day and it was like 8 chips for 140 calories. I had carrot sticks instead :'(
    Try Special K Cracker Chips. A serving of 25 chips is 120 calories. They're pretty darn good, too, especially the Salt and Vinegar. I am usually fine on a 1/2 serving for 60 calories.
  • insearchofcheese
    insearchofcheese Posts: 45 Member
    Rice!
  • hapa11
    hapa11 Posts: 182 Member
    Syrup. I thought I'd have one toaster waffle with a little syrup for breakfast. The syrup was 210 calories! I had the waffle plain. Not worth it.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    hapa11 wrote: »
    Syrup. I thought I'd have one toaster waffle with a little syrup for breakfast. The syrup was 210 calories! I had the waffle plain. Not worth it.

    I just use a teaspoon now. It gives enough flavor for 30-40 calories, so that's worth it to me.
  • tracie_minus100
    tracie_minus100 Posts: 465 Member
    Peanut butter, pasta, rice.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    everything....
  • MarcyKirkton
    MarcyKirkton Posts: 507 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    everything....
    Lol...yes
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