Understanding serving size is an important skill if you want to be healthy.
But sometimes this can be challenging.
Here’s a method to make it easier.
Watch for tricks in the serving size or servings per container
First, be wary that some food manufacturers mislead you by falsely claiming there are multiple servings in an obviously single-serving package.
For example, the packaging on a can of soup or frozen meal may say it’s meant to be two or more servings. Then they claim it has half (or fewer) calories than it actually has.
The nutrition label on Pop Tarts lists a serving size as one Pop Tart, even though they come in packets of two.
Particularly egregious are drinks.
If you just glance at this can of Monster energy drink, you’d think it was 110 calories. That’s what the label says.
But look closer, and you’ll see it lists two servings per package.… Read more