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Who determines "serving size" ?
Are there any federal rules ? guidelines ?
Eating breakfast, reading the cereal box;
"Serving size .... 1/2 cup"
but
for a different cereal; "Serving size.... 1 cup"
???
And we've all seen these boxes of dinner mix
that proudly proclaim; "Serves SIX" !
( serving size 1tbs. ;o) )
I guess they could label a box of peanuts;
"Serving size.... 3 peanuts, Serves 150 "
???
Has "Serving Size" become meaningless ?
<rj>
<RJ> wrote on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:10:34 -0700:
R> Eating breakfast, reading the cereal box;
R> "Serving size .... 1/2 cup"
R> but
R> for a different cereal; "Serving size.... 1 cup"
R> ???
It is not really meaningless if you are serving by volume. Take
the cereal example, 1/2 cup seems just about right for All-Bran
but 1 cup suits me for, say, Corn Flakes. Quite possibly, the
weights might be similar but I haven't checked. However,
sometimes "serving size" is chosen so as to meet a criterion,
like bottled "non-fat" bottled salad dressings.
R> Has "Serving Size" become meaningless ?
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
E-mail, with obvious alterations:
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