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Idiotic serving sizes on food...

blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
edited November 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
Does anyone else notice these?

For example, I brought one of those Campbell soups in for lunch today that is in one of those microwavable containers. It's about the size of a normal bowl of soup... but the serving size is listed as 1 cup and servings per container is "about 2" who the heck doesn't eat the whole thing?

We have a jar of pickle spears at home, and the serving size is "about 2/3 of a spear" wtf? is one whole pickle spear too much for a person to eat?
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  • RyeGuyRyeGuy Posts: 215
    HaHa funny you mention that pickle thing because I noticed that the other day. Some things are even more riduclous than that......for example serving sizes of cookies, fig newtons, and ostrich burgers.
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  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    Its interesting how the portions have grown over the years. As well as the people in america. Like McDonalds. Now we all have given to the guilty pleasures of fast food and feel like shit afterwards, I went ther the other day and even the straw is so big and wide. They want you to consume more soda and they want you to leave feeling full. I hate it when you but something that is larger then it should be.
    What i wrote is a little off from what the topic is but it got me thinking.
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  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    acoustic guy wrote:
    Its interesting how the portions have grown over the years. As well as the people in america. Like McDonalds. Now we all have given to the guilty pleasures of fast food and feel like shit afterwards, I went ther the other day and even the straw is so big and wide. They want you to consume more soda and they want you to leave feeling full. I hate it when you but something that is larger then it should be.
    What i wrote is a little off from what the topic is but it got me thinking.


    I agree about that... you can suck a whole hamburger through a mcdonald's straw. And have you been to Wendy's lately? I like what they have done so that you can get salads or whatever instead of fries in the meals, but their drinks are out of control. A medium soda is about as big as my head.

    For the serving sizes though, it's all about making foods look better than they are.... The smaller they can make the serving sizes, the lower the calorie/fat counts are... Some people don't realize that if they need to look at the serving size as well.
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    was like a picture
    of a sunny day
    “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    blackredyellow wrote:
    I agree about that... you can suck a whole hamburger through a mcdonald's straw. And have you been to Wendy's lately? I like what they have done so that you can get salads or whatever instead of fries in the meals, but their drinks are out of control. A medium soda is about as big as my head.

    For the serving sizes though, it's all about making foods look better than they are.... The smaller they can make the serving sizes, the lower the calorie/fat counts are... Some people don't realize that if they need to look at the serving size as well.
    Yea, I always try to eat until I am full insteaad of eating all my food. My wife see's me sitting there and dumps her meal on mine b/c she thinks I am still hungry. maybe i am but if ya give it a few minutes you will feel satisfied.
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  • GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    blackredyellow wrote:
    Does anyone else notice these?

    For example, I brought one of those Campbell soups in for lunch today that is in one of those microwavable containers. It's about the size of a normal bowl of soup... but the serving size is listed as 1 cup and servings per container is "about 2" who the heck doesn't eat the whole thing?

    We have a jar of pickle spears at home, and the serving size is "about 2/3 of a spear" wtf? is one whole pickle spear too much for a person to eat?

    yeah like with those little soup bowls, either make the soup bowl smaller or count the whole bowl as 1 serving...
  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    RockMan wrote:
    HaHa funny you mention that pickle thing because I noticed that the other day.
    lol. i just noticed this too!! :D odd.
  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    acoustic guy wrote:
    Its interesting how the portions have grown over the years. As well as the people in america. Like McDonalds. Now we all have given to the guilty pleasures of fast food and feel like shit afterwards, I went ther the other day and even the straw is so big and wide. They want you to consume more soda and they want you to leave feeling full. I hate it when you but something that is larger then it should be.
    What i wrote is a little off from what the topic is but it got me thinking.

    good call with the straw. i thought i was just crazy. always seemed unnecessarily bigger than your average straw.
  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    blackredyellow wrote:
    For the serving sizes though, it's all about making foods look better than they are.... The smaller they can make the serving sizes, the lower the calorie/fat counts are... Some people don't realize that if they need to look at the serving size as well.
    true, but a pickle serving is 10 calories. come on, give us the whole pickle instead of 2/3 and call it 13 calories....it won't put me over the top. :D
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    blackredyellow wrote:
    who the heck doesn't eat the whole thing?

    I can only eat half a can of soup. I thought i was gonna die once when I ate the whole thing! lol :D

    I love it when it's a candy bar and it says its like 2.5 servings. lol :D
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,498
    blackredyellow wrote:

    For the serving sizes though, it's all about making foods look better than they are.... The smaller they can make the serving sizes, the lower the calorie/fat counts are... Some people don't realize that if they need to look at the serving size as well.


    This is correct. With all the new laws requiring disclosure of nutritional information, the comapnies are simply reducing the serving size so that the foods dont appear as offensive.
  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    nfanel wrote:
    true, but a pickle serving is 10 calories. come on, give us the whole pickle instead of 2/3 and call it 13 calories....it won't put me over the top. :D

    Tell me about it... I'm tired of fishing out all of the little 1/3 stubs out of the jar when I am finished eating my 2/3 pieces. :)
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    was like a picture
    of a sunny day
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    ― Abraham Lincoln
  • _Crazy_Mary__Crazy_Mary_ Posts: 1,299
    acoustic guy wrote:
    Its interesting how the portions have grown over the years. As well as the people in america. Like McDonalds. Now we all have given to the guilty pleasures of fast food and feel like shit afterwards, I went ther the other day and even the straw is so big and wide. They want you to consume more soda and they want you to leave feeling full. I hate it when you but something that is larger then it should be.
    What i wrote is a little off from what the topic is but it got me thinking.

    :confused: ...but... the more soda you drink the less food you eat... sodas come with free refills. Why would they want us to fill up on soda?
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  • mookie9999mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    _Crazy_Mary_ wrote:
    :confused: ...but... the more soda you drink the less food you eat... sodas come with free refills. Why would they want us to fill up on soda?

    Because you order the food before you've filled up on soda. Then you (not you) stuff your face with the food and coke. Next thing you know it takes more to fill you up. You need another cheeseburger, and then the real fun begins!
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  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    mookie9999 wrote:
    Because you order the food before you've filled up on soda. Then you (not you) stuff your face with the food and coke. Next thing you know it takes more to fill you up. You need another cheeseburger, and then the real fun begins!
    so, I shouldn't be getting the soda tub and the triple cheeseburgers to wash the coke down with??

    what about the carton of waffle fries???

    :p

    the original size of an adult meal at McDonald's is now the kid's meal. :eek:
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,882
    wendys triple cheeseburger.....

    FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!
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    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • mookie9999mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    failedpersephone wrote:
    so, I shouldn't be getting the soda tub and the triple cheeseburgers to wash the coke down with??

    what about the carton of waffle fries???

    :p

    the original size of an adult meal at McDonald's is now the kid's meal. :eek:

    Have I not taught you anything?!? You wash the triple cheeseburgers down with a shake. The soda tub is only there for digestive purposes so that you can still eat a pie.
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

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    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    mookie9999 wrote:
    Have I not taught you anything?!? You wash the triple cheeseburgers down with a shake. The soda tub is only there for digestive purposes so that you can still eat a pie.
    ohhhh, wooopsies.

    *guiltily* I wasted stomach space on a parfait. :o
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  • mookie9999mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    failedpersephone wrote:
    ohhhh, wooopsies.

    *guiltily* I wasted stomach space on a parfait. :o

    Tsk Tsk! And a parfait?!? What?!? Are you turning into a health freak on me?!? WTF?!? :eek:
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
  • answers are fatalanswers are fatal Posts: 281
    blackredyellow wrote:
    Does anyone else notice these?

    For example, I brought one of those Campbell soups in for lunch today that is in one of those microwavable containers. It's about the size of a normal bowl of soup... but the serving size is listed as 1 cup and servings per container is "about 2" who the heck doesn't eat the whole thing?

    We have a jar of pickle spears at home, and the serving size is "about 2/3 of a spear" wtf? is one whole pickle spear too much for a person to eat?


    haha i know what u mean. i was drinking a gatorade the other day in a regular size bottle and it said serving size 2.5. are they kidding??
  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    wendys triple cheeseburger.....

    FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!



    I had one of those once. Once.
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