"Chrys" > wrote in
:

> "Default User" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Dally wrote:
>>
>> > I've noticed that portion sizes change quite frequently on
>> > foods as
> the
>> > manufacturers try to either get real (does a slim box of
>> > mac'n'cheese really serve 4?) or the opposite thing happens,
>> > a single serving bag
> is
>> > transformed into two servings without it being obvious on the
>> > outside that it's now two servings, so fat people can eat as
>> > much as they
> like.
>>
>>
>> This doesn't make any sense at all. If they increase the number
>> of serving per bag, why can people eat as much as they want?
>> The serving size would go down, so if you following number of
>> servings you'd eat less, not more.
>
> People don't follow the serving sizes that are listed. They're
> frequently rediculous. How many people buy a 20 ounce bottle of
> Coke and then actually follow what the label says about it being
> 2.5 servings? The tendency is often for people to not measure
> and interpret a serving to mean closer to what they consider a
> serving.
>
>
>

One pint of ice cream (or sherbet): Serves 4. Riiiight.