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>A “serving size” is a standard amount of a food, such as a cup or an ounce. Serving sizes can help you when choosing foods and when comparing similar items whi
by treis 3y ago
>A “serving size” is a standard amount of a food, such as a cup or an ounce. Serving sizes can help you when choosing foods and when comparing similar items while shopping, but they are not recommendations for how much of a certain food to eat
From their first link.
- jrmg 3y agoThey even say in the article: > Notably, the serving sizes on food labels are primarily based on data about how much food people typically eat, not necessarily the quantity of food the National Institute of Health suggests the average person should eat each day. And they don’t seem to look at all at nutrition information (intended to be compared to the recommended daily amount of various nutrients) - or even if they’re eating the recommended number of calories per day (which it feels to me like they can’t be).
- SAI_Peregrinus 3y agoAnd most foods' servings aren't necessarily eaten alone. That 1/4 cup of pasta might well be served along with 2 other dishes.