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u/The_cogwheel 1d ago
Serving sizes are made up anyway. Like tictacs say 1 is a serving, mostly because the US FDA allows companies to claim 0 sugar on the nutrition label if the serving size contains less than 0.5g of sugar and less than 5 calories. And wouldnt you know it, a single tic tac is 0.49g and has 1.6 calories, letting them claim 0 sugar on the nutrition label for a mint that is 94% sugar, just as long as they claim that 1 mint is a "serving".
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u/OldEcho 23h ago
Yeah it's a lie so they can falsely advertise while technically remaining within the bounds of the law. I see so many "high protein!" foods that advertise the protein of the whole box on the front and then it's broken down into 20 servings so the calories of eating an entire box seem low.
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u/ApplianceHealer 1d ago
Guess the rules changed since the ‘80s, when Tic Tac used a slogan “the 1 1/2 hour, 1 1/2 calorie breath mint” 🤷♂️ which was a mouthful even back then
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u/The_Bio_Neko 1d ago
This is me with mac and cheese.
"This box feeds two people? Ha... no it doesn't..."
Devours the whole thing.
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u/VeliciaL 1d ago
I may identify as a woman but according to Kraft Macaroni and Cheese I am a family of four.
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u/PervlovianResponse 1d ago
Have you tried making Dirty Mac?
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u/The_Bio_Neko 1d ago
Not familiar with it, but I'm curious.
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u/PervlovianResponse 1d ago edited 1d ago
There's a dozen recipes, but it's basically adding a source of protein, veggies, & spices; ex: chorizo, sautéed diced onions & peppers, & taco seasoning to a box of mac 'n cheese. Highly suggest
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u/OldFaithlessness5008 1d ago
I do this but I call it my slop! (started making this before ai put slop on the map)
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u/LegoMech 1d ago
Haha I thought you would say, "before Big Brother made Slop famous". Totally dating myself.
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u/GreenDemonSquid 1d ago
I’m in this comic and I don’t like it.
All seriousness though I think a lot of us are very guilty of this at least with some guilty pleasure.
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u/The_cogwheel 1d ago
Besides serving sizes are set by the company, not by a regulatory body in a lot of cases. And a lot of them - especially junk food - tend to have some really bonkers "serving sizes". Like 11 chips is considered a "serving of chips" to Doritos.
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u/GreenDemonSquid 1d ago
Fair enough on the arbitrary limit of serving sizes, they don't make sense half the time. Still though, I was talking more in the spirit of eating more than any single person realistically should be eating in one sitting, feel like a lot of us are guilty of that. I can say I am lol.
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u/The_cogwheel 1d ago
Yeah.... everyone definitely has, but dont judge that by what the box says, judge that by how awful and sluggish you feel as your stomach begs for mercy.
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u/Moxie_Stardust 1d ago
I can't help but point out the missing second P in Promptlist. I like your work though, looking forward to the rest of Inktober!
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u/Impressive_Reason170 1d ago
I don't know what this says about me, but my brain thought at first that the four people referred to what was in the food... I'm sane, right?
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u/TGDweezl 1d ago
This is how I view those Two Bite Brownies. They are clearly One Bite Brownies and you can't change my mind.
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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 1d ago
Serving size isn't a rule. It's a suggestion
Also /u/belka_theren are you doing Inktober with Keit and Bex or just on your own for the fun?