Companies can be so darn sneaky when it comes to portion sizes. A can of pop should be a portion size, because...really....are you going to drink it over a couple of different days? Here are a couple shots of a cookie package I got a while ago.
3 Servings, but only 2 cookies. Really?! Sometimes I just have to shake my head. I ate both of those cookies in 1 sitting if I remember right...but even if I split it or saved one for later, a more realistic serving size is 1 cookie. Who eats 2/3 of a cookie? No one. It's a sneaky little nasty way they have of making you think you're not eating as many calories as you really are-you take a quick glance (hey, 120 isn't bad....) but in reality, it's 360 per package or 180 per cookie. Tsk tsk.
I read an article explaining a new proposed FDA food nutrition label (the kind you see on all packaged food in the US). Serving size changes is just one of the proposed changes. A couple of the changes I don't care much for, but I like what they're saying for the most part.
To read the article about the proposed changes and the reason behind them, read it
HERE. What are your thoughts?
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