It gets kind of confusing. Who comes up with serving size in food products? Is a serving size what they deem an average person should or can consume?
For example: I'm looking a box of Tuna Helper and it is clearly a meal that will feed two people, three at the most if they skimp on poritions, but the box says 5 servings.
Ketchup serving size is 1 tablespoon. I drown ketchup of stuff.
I know there is messed up ones out there, like 5 servings size for one cookie or 2 and 1/2 serving size for a 20 oz bottle of soda.
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fierogtowner Member
Posts: 1610 From: Tampa, Florida, United States of America Registered: Aug 2005
"Serving Size" is one third the portion of a meal that will satisfy a four year old. Yeah I don't know who comes up with them, most are rediculously small.
Well, I guess serving size is accompanied by other side servings. So you would have your meat, carrots, mash potatos, bisquits, spinach on 1 plate, not a whole plate of meat.
Average serving size is about one cup. NEVER enough.
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dezie36 Member
Posts: 2501 From: Moved to Okemos, Mi, USA Registered: Feb 2005
I think a serving size is what 1 person is supposed to eat at one sitting. Of course, people always overindulge . I know I eat several times what I should in one sitting, but I don't gain weight, and until I do I guess its fine.
I think that the serving sizes go back to the old food pyramid. Since 1 serving of ketchup is a tablespoon, 5-6 should equal the amt of vegetables that you should eat in a day. That's what I figure that it is.
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cliffw Member
Posts: 35768 From: Bandera, Texas, USA Registered: Jun 2003
The standard American "Serving Size" is the amount that is placed on your plate minus the amount that is thrown into the garbage. Usually this is very inexpensive. The standard American "Portion Size" is the "full" "Serving Size" you could have had, minus the amount provided to you. Typically you pay more for "Portion Size" because the you are getting a "Portion" of the larger "Serving Size" that way the food can go to other fatties like you instead of the garbage can.
Incidentaly "Portion Size" is directly associated with the "American Diet Plan" which is a plan reduces the fat in your wallet as well as the amount food consumed by most garbage cans.
It's pretty much a win win and you feel greatand look better doing it.
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