Comment on This Avocado Oil that claims to be “0 Calories” 🙄

• CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  There is a point to having both - or at least giving an idea of how much an item typically weighs. One cookie might be 200g or 50g; people may typically reach for 1-5 cookies, for example.

  A misleading serving size (eg “per 1/4 cookie”) is indeed not helpful at all, but I don’t think it’s illegal.

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  • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    So many single-use packets which barely contain enough for half a meal, yet say “contains 2 servings” so they can halve all the numbers on the nutrition label. Yes, this is in america.

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    • anomnom@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      They had to stop doing this for drinks (at least). They now show the whole bottle contents and sometimes also servings for some sizes.

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    • athatet@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I don’t think a serving is supposed to be a meal. Pretty sure it’s talking about like, the food pyramid. It’s not a thing anymore but you gotta get a certain amount of Fran’s and fruit and veg and dairy and you count the amounts by serving size.

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      • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yeah but the serving sizes aren’t realistic

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    • arrow74@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Okay, but let’s say you have 35g of sauce. It’s labeled as 2 servings that equal x calories. Easy math to figure out what you ate.

      When 100g is x calories and you have to do the math it’s a bit more annoying. Even worse when you have to break out the scale.

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