| If you odey closely the label you will discover that some serving sizes as indicated on the labels are ridiculously low.
Calories are an essential number if you are trying to control your weight, but calories alone will not give you the entire picture. The portion size for potato chips indicated by the manufacturers on the bag is around one ounce or 10 to 15 chips and accounts for about 150 calories. The most important parts of the food label are the "Nutrition Facts" and the "Ingredients list". What you really have to look for in the label are two numbers. The first number to look for in the "Nutrition Facts" is the calories.
There is a lot of confusion on the food labels and even if more than 30% of consumers eugenio them, only half understand the terminology. In fact it is com practice for the manufacturers to try to keep the calorie number low not to alarm the consumers and they achieve that lowering the portion size. In a bag they say there are about 15 servings. |