A serving is WHAT????
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Anything where the nutrition information can't be matched to obvious "chunks." Such as when cookies list the calories per ounce, or something.
I think they cracked down on all the juice drinks listing more than a serving per can. (Even stranger, I've seen some with "2.5 servings" per can, or something like that.)
As @BartBVanBockstaele notes, listing calories per weight does allow for comparison to other foods, but I don't carry a scale with me everywhere I go!1 -
I was just knee deep in a pure sugar craving and. picked up a box of Dots- FIVE GUMDROPS! I wanted to murder someone.
So of course that slapped me back to reality and bought some grapes3 -
OMG I am slayed imaging eating a third of a Moon pie!!!! Or splitting a muffin into 3 equal servings.
And as far as I’m concerned a serving of peanut butter is 1/4 jar!3 -
<giggle>I like that. I see it as an encouragement to eat at home, not outside. If I do that most of the time, possible mistakes by eating out and not being able to measure, don't really matter much. If we cannot do the best thing, we can always do the better thing ^_^. Or in other words, we should not let perfection be the enemy of the good.Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »As @BartBVanBockstaele notes, listing calories per weight does allow for comparison to other foods, but I don't carry a scale with me everywhere I go!
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You are very frugal. For me, a serving is the jar, it does not matter how big it is, 340 g or 2 kg. Down my gullet with it! Needless to say: I learned to stay away from it. Abstention is often significantly easier than moderation.OMG I am slayed imaging eating a third of a Moon pie!!!! Or splitting a muffin into 3 equal servings.
And as far as I’m concerned a serving of peanut butter is 1/4 jar!
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Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »Anything where the nutrition information can't be matched to obvious "chunks." Such as when cookies list the calories per ounce, or something.
They are not supposed to do that but it is probably the most common error on labels that I see. In the US, all Nutrition Facts labels are supposed to list a "common household measure" as part of the description for a serving since people don't always have access to a scale. For items in chunks/pieces, that would mean so many pieces per serving. For liquids, it would be units like Tbsp, cups, etc. For a piece of cheese that is cut from a block, it should state the dimensions in inches of the (1 oz) serving.
I have a bag of pork rinds on my desk at work right now that merely states "1/2 oz". That's wrong.
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Good for you! Well done. In my case, I would have had to turn to a portion of green beans, grapes have too many calories for me to be able to eat a reasonable portion. Eating half a grape every other day is not particularly realistic ^_^So of course that slapped me back to reality and bought some grapes
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@BartBVanBockstaele I’m working on my self control and I feel 1/4 jar is reasonable also regardless of jar size. I enjoy the economy school cafeteria style 64 ounce monster.2
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Also I use a knife and fork on that half a grape and a small plate to trick myself into thinking it’s more filling.0
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Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »
As @BartBVanBockstaele notes, listing calories per weight does allow for comparison to other foods, but I don't carry a scale with me everywhere I go!
It's far from universal but I see quite a few nutritional labels with both here:
- per 100gr
- per unit/several units/portion size
For example for After Eight mints, a serving is 2 mints:
I'm a huge fan of that for 'ready to eat' foods such as cookies.
I was going to say that ridiculous serving sizes are a typically US thing, but I stand corrected. For a small 45gr bag of Lays chips, the stated portion size is 40 grams
Who on earth would leave 5 grams for another time?
And on top of that, a large bag of exactly the same chips states 30gr as a portion...3 -
Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »
As @BartBVanBockstaele notes, listing calories per weight does allow for comparison to other foods, but I don't carry a scale with me everywhere I go!
It's far from universal but I see quite a few nutritional labels with both here:
- per 100gr
- per unit/several units/portion size
For example for After Eight mints, a serving is 2 mints:
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Here in Australia all labels have the info per serving and per 100g/ml it makes it so much easier to really assess what you're buying and eating2 -
My lunch yesterday was a weighed out single serving of saag paneer (naan bread on the side) as I'm watching my saturated fat intake. It was delicious, but this just looks like a sad amount.
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Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »
As @BartBVanBockstaele notes, listing calories per weight does allow for comparison to other foods, but I don't carry a scale with me everywhere I go!
It's far from universal but I see quite a few nutritional labels with both here:
- per 100gr
- per unit/several units/portion size
For example for After Eight mints, a serving is 2 mints:
I'm a huge fan of that for 'ready to eat' foods such as cookies.
I was going to say that ridiculous serving sizes are a typically US thing, but I stand corrected. For a small 45gr bag of Lays chips, the stated portion size is 40 grams Who on earth would leave 5 grams for another time?
And on top of that, a large bag of exactly the same chips states 30gr as a portion...
It's interesting that they're allowed to wiggle the portion sizes like that. I'd bet that it's because that way they can include the phrase "10 portions per container" (if it's 300gr) on the large one instead of "7.5 portions per container."
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I know this wasn't what you were aiming at, but I'd like to express outrage at US vegetable serving sizes, especially in restaurant sides.
Three or four asparagus stalks is pathetic. A tiny heap of maybe a dozen green beans is sad.
In home foods, I know I'm an eating preferences outlier, but the frozen broccoli I fall back on for lazy days says a pound (frozen weight) is 5 servings. Nah. That's just a smallish cereal bowl of broccoli, when cooked: One serving.2 -
One of the worst food labeling that I see...Costco sells frozen Japanese-style fried rice. The box contains 6 individual microwavable bags of rice. The nutrition information panel states that the box contains 7 servings of rice. So...if you wanted to eat just one "serving size", you would have to save 1/6 of each little bag and then make the 7th portion with those remnants?6
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Giggle, it seems we have the same problem.@BartBVanBockstaele I’m working on my self control and I feel 1/4 jar is reasonable also regardless of jar size. I enjoy the economy school cafeteria style 64 ounce monster.
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I have seen those as well, and in Canada at least, they tend to note the number of grams/ml per claimed 'serving' instead of per 100 g. While that is already something. Stating per 100 g should be universal in my opinion. It is how scientists do it, and even the USDA does it that way. The claim that stating per 'serving' is easier for Americans, essentially says that Americans are the dumbest of the dumb, and I refuse to accept that idea.It's far from universal but I see quite a few nutritional labels with both here:
- per 100gr
- per unit/several units/portion size
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There are some of those in Canada as well, but –as far as I am aware– not many. It is a pity, really. On the other hand, if accuracy were to be enforced, that would certainly be a major improvement.Alatariel75 wrote: »Here in Australia all labels have the info per serving and per 100g/ml it makes it so much easier to really assess what you're buying and eating
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clicketykeys wrote: »Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »
As @BartBVanBockstaele notes, listing calories per weight does allow for comparison to other foods, but I don't carry a scale with me everywhere I go!
It's far from universal but I see quite a few nutritional labels with both here:
- per 100gr
- per unit/several units/portion size
For example for After Eight mints, a serving is 2 mints:
I'm a huge fan of that for 'ready to eat' foods such as cookies.
I was going to say that ridiculous serving sizes are a typically US thing, but I stand corrected. For a small 45gr bag of Lays chips, the stated portion size is 40 grams Who on earth would leave 5 grams for another time?
And on top of that, a large bag of exactly the same chips states 30gr as a portion...
It's interesting that they're allowed to wiggle the portion sizes like that. I'd bet that it's because that way they can include the phrase "10 portions per container" (if it's 300gr) on the large one instead of "7.5 portions per container."
Nope, our packages don't state how many portions they contain. Just total weight. I think only nutritional info per 100gr is mandatory, and any other portion/serving/... is optional and (possibly) freely chosen. Sometimes a serving size, sometimes per piece, sometimes for several pieces, sometimes for the whole package (for example a ready meal). And sometimes no extra info at all, just let 100gr. I'm no expert on EU guidelines, but from the labels I've seen, it's so irregular that I don't think there are strict rules.0 -
Nursegirl_jax wrote: »
My lunch yesterday was a weighed out single serving of saag paneer (naan bread on the side) as I'm watching my saturated fat intake. It was delicious, but this just looks like a sad amount.
I love you for your photographic evidence!!!
It looks delicious but also like a SNACK!
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