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 -
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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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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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."0 -
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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@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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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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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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