We eat far more calories than we think. Take a look at the increase in calories per portion over the last 20 years: Go to: http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/, and have fun with the portion distortion quiz.
Now what's in a serving size? Serving sizes on food labels are really based on consumer surveys dating back to the late seventies - a far cry from food portions actually consumed nowadays...
When we look at a food label to check calories, fat, sugars, etc., let us not forget to multiply all these numbers by the number of serving sizes in the package if it looks like we will eat the whole portion. Think of how many times we underestimate the numbers!
Now what's in a serving size? Serving sizes on food labels are really based on consumer surveys dating back to the late seventies - a far cry from food portions actually consumed nowadays...
When we look at a food label to check calories, fat, sugars, etc., let us not forget to multiply all these numbers by the number of serving sizes in the package if it looks like we will eat the whole portion. Think of how many times we underestimate the numbers!
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