Friday, September 23, 2011

Serving sizes

One of my (very few) rules of eating is KNOW THY SERVING SIZE. Even my children know to check the serving size and make determinations accordingly. We all do it automatically now.

Today I had an individually packaged container of hummus for a post-workout snack, and I logged it into My Fitness Pal. I was shocked to find that the little individual container isn't one serving. It's TWO! I had read the nutrition information, but I suppose I never thought to check the serving size as well because ... hello! ... it's labeled "singles" which to me denotes "one serving." Apparently it doesn't mean that to everyone!

Let this be a reminder to myself: Know the serving size. Don't assume it!

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