Noticing Weight of Food vs Serving size

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BranMuffin21
BranMuffin21 Posts: 157 Member
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So I've recently noticed that there is a difference in the nutrition information on a lot of products. For example serving of deli meat (2 Slices) is 50 grams. Well when weighing two slices its only 31 grams. They are professionally slices and packaged so I know they are all the same.

Cereal, 85 grams or 1 cup is what the serving size states. 85g is more than one cup.

Does anyone else notice this, and what do you do?

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  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
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    I always weigh out my cereal in grams, and in fact anything that I can easily weigh out I do.
    With the deli slices, I would just base my calories on the 'two slices' and accept that it might be a bit inaccurate so I should be careful not to go right to my limits for that day.
  • jid314
    jid314 Posts: 71
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    I have never done this - I've always trusted the packaging - and had tremendous success in my diet. I wouldn't put too much thought into it :)

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