Ever look closely at the serving size on packaged foods and flip out that a tiny bag of say… crackers… is considered two (or more) servings? It can be pretty misleading, huh? Now, the Food and Drug Administration wants food makers to change the serving size on their products to make them more realistic. The FDA also wants manufacturers to post nutritional information, including calorie counts, on the front of their packages.
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News Nugget: More realistic serving sizes coming soon?
Published February 9th, 2010
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I don’t think that will make that big of an impact. Those that care are already reading the labels, and those that are very serious about losing fat are measuring their servings. I think too many people will continue to ignore the labels and treat 1.5 cups of ice cream as one serving, even if they notice the larger calorie count, front or back of the package. Their taste buds will take control.