Serving Size Irritation

[NicoleW8ing 0]

I am so irritated right now I can barely contain myself... hence the post.

I'm eating between 1000-1300 carlories per day. I'm not at max fill yet, so for now, this has provided me with ample weight loss.

Anyway, for lunch, I've been having Michelina's Lean Gourmet pizza Snacks... the box flaunts their 200 calories and they fill me till dinner time. Love them... I've been eating them for a week and tracking them in my Nutrition log. They come in the frozen lunch typical package, just one person meal.

I look a lil bit more closely at the box today as I'm eating and I see Serving Size: 2 per container!!!! First off, it's clearly by its packaging and design made for one person to eat... secondly, right on the FRONT of the box it says 200 calories... in really tiny letters, it says "per serving."

Do these companies think this is a joke? Haha! Fat person trying to get thin, Haha! Stay fat, fatty! I mean, why is it even legal for them to market their product like like that? Needless to say, I threw away the rest of my portion and will no longer be purchasing them.

200 extra calories is something I definitely do not need.

[coltonwade 27]

OH wow im sorry . I learned a long time ago gotta really watch the portion things. That and Things you "THINK" are "healthy" , look helalhty ect. really are not .

I think i would probably right to that company and tell them how missleading their packaging is. it might not do anything but it might make you feel better!

Mindy

[sparkplug 106]

Nic, I am with you on the misleading info on packages. When was the last time you bought the dollar bag of popcorn, it says 2 servings, so I think you are just suppose to taste things and not get filled up. They know how to legally mislead you when buying food, so be aware of how many servings on the calorie label on the back of bags, cans and boxes. I do not think that is funny either.

[Jachut 487]

Its the same with yogurts - particularly those really nice gourmet ones, greek yogurt with the fruit in the bottom. They're a single size container, but two servings. Who in the hell takes a yogurt to work and only eats half?

its ridiculous.

[elcee 3,343]

And chocolate.Now I know that chocolate is not a good choice but a little bit of what you fancy etc etc.

When I compare the nutritional info to see which is the least bad choice(because there is no good choice) often it says that there are 2 or more servings per pack. Right who once they have opened it can manage to only eat half.

[Rambunctious 2]

You can thank the USFDA for the frustrating labeling. I am grateful that the FDA had required more on labels, but some things are not labeled consistently. How about a package that has 1.5 servings? Or a package that lists for a 1 oz. serving, but the package has 1.34 oz. in it?

Here's another pet peeve. The way the calories are listed. Two items in particular that I'm thinking of are canned Beans and tortillas. Some sutract the Fiber calories, regardless of whether they are soluble or insoluble, and some don't. You can pick up two products that are basically identical, but the calorie count may be deceptively different. Try the math sometime and see what I'm talking about. It will not always add up correctly.

gCarb * 4 + gProtein * 4 + gFat * 9 = Calories

[Mandyrae 0]

Ever since my BF became a diabetic last year I have been eating (mostly) a sugar free diet.

The thing that gets me is the drinks that say right on the front of the bottle, no sugar added. I buy it and think man this is sooo good and I look at the back... yeah 40+ grams of sugar per serving!!! I know fruits have natural sugar and all but how can they put on the front no sugar added?! I swear the drinks that say no sugar added tend to have VERY high amount of sugar in it.

[Rambunctious 2]

They can get away with it because there is no added sugar. It is a true claim. There is a huge difference between sugar free and no sugar added. Yet another one of the labeling rules that often confuses people. Symantics is vital when deciphering labels and package claims.

How about wheat bread that is no better nutritionally than the white bread we are told to avoid? Big difference between whole grain and wheat bread. The latter sometimes is white bread with brown coloring.

How about low-fat versus reduced fat? The list goes on and on.

Here's a link with many tiers of information to help decipher food labels and package claims. The "consumer Information" section is good. They actually have a note about checking serving size or you could be eating multiple servings.

http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/default.htm

[PrincessErin 64]

I did that exact same thing with the exact same food!! I was SOOO MAD when I discovered that it was for 2 servings! It's clearly packaged for one!

[HeatherinCA 10]

Most things are like that! It's annoying!! 400 calories isn't that bad for an entire meal. But I'm sure you can do better for 400 calories.

[honk 780]

I saw on a news program how the FDA is trying to fight packaging that does what you mentioned. Another thing they commented on was on a bread roll that said 100 calories; but that was for half the roll! That's even ruder who eats half a roll?

Additionally I really support restaurants having to list calorie counts on menues. One that really bugs me is at Dunkin Donuts they have low fat blueberry muffins. Well their low fat muffins have more calories and fat than a egg and cheese english muffin sandwich. If you get it made with eggs whites it's even lower. Who would think a sandwich would have less calories and fat than a low fat muffin.

[kassy_360 3]

Oh crap ... going to check that fancy greek yogurt with the fruit on the bottom.. I swear I have read the label a million times but perhaps I missed or chose not to read serving size .. there will be a nasty e-mail coming on to the company if thats the case.

[Southern Leo 0]

You wouldn't believe how many foods are 2 servings!! I have found some of my Protein Bars are for 2 servings! So when I enter amounts on my fitday .com I know to check now and look at every little thing! When we see that number first our brain registers it and we can't let go of it so fast. That no sugar added drove me crazy while I was on pre-op diet!