The issue with suggested serving sizes is that people eat a different number of servings. If your caloric needs for the day are 2500 and you eat 10 servings of

The issue with suggested serving sizes is that people eat a different number of servings. If your caloric needs for the day are 2500 and you eat 10 servings of meals and snacks you'll overshoot. It honestly doesn't really make sense as a metric. In times when I've been maintaining my weight I've eaten 1500 calories in a meal and met the target for the day. In times when I've been gaining I've eaten meals that wholly consist of green vegetables and essentially have a zero calorie count. The total is what matters.