Whos job is it....
 

to make the decision as to exactly how much of a certain food constitutes a serving?


And who the HECK decided you should only get 1/2 cup of ice cream? Bollocks I say!!!!


Actually, it makes sense and you really don't need more than 1/2 cup... and I now know why I weigh what I do. LOL

Anyone else feel my pain? :hug:

Don't I know it!

I used to eat a whole thing of Ben and Jerry's ice cream (Strawberry Cheesecake, so delicious!) and then think to myself "There's not nearly enough ice cream in these things." :o

Originally Posted by beatific:
Don't I know it!

I used to eat a whole thing of Ben and Jerry's ice cream (Strawberry Cheesecake, so delicious!) and then think to myself "There's not nearly enough ice cream in these things." :o

Omg I was exactly the same way... and Strawberry cheesecake is my favorite... the graham cracker swirl is heaven

Ben and Jerrys Brownie Batter was my weakness. It's like heaven in a cardboard container. And no, there was never enough.

Wow you guys are killing me with the ice cream im getting hungry!

feeling it here, after indulging in cheesecake >.<


but it was soooo good!

I'm such an ice cream addict. The cherry garcia from B&J was my fave. And heaven help me if I had a half gallon of ice cream... I'd scoop half the carton into a bowl and eat it all. There's 16 servings in a half gallon of ice cream... I'm good to get 8 servings. :/

i read some where that companies will intentionally market things like ice cream with a really small serving sizes in order to keep the calories low. But I can't remember where....

Hagen-daaz has always been my favorite. My college sells it by the pint in our dinning hall...at one point, my dorm had 19 pints of half-eaten Hagen-Daaz in the freezer. Reason number 1million why I don't buy it any more

Oh yeah. I had 1/2 cup of Breyer's cookies and cream light and that was 3 points. 3 freakin' points for 1/2 cup.... but it was good :)

Uh Oh. It's grocery day . . . I may not be responsible for what I bring home today. :p

that 1/2 a cup stuff is crap. its like a joke. it makes me sad.
=p

Mickey -- I almost felt like that... I mean I'm sure there are better things out there for me but it's strictly more of an indulgence thing for me. I find it slightly disconcerting... but, it is what it is. If I want to eat it... I take responsibility for it.

I find that when I scarf it all down... and actually take a bite, set my bowl and spoon down first and take my time with it it's enough. Well, enough to satisfy the ice cream craving. :) I don't even want to think what the calories are like at Cold Stone.

This really doesn't bother me any more. I have no problem eating a different amount (higher or lower) than the stated serving size on a label. The label only helps me determine MY serving size (and account for it).

I use an exchange plan. In that sense, for me and people following most exchange plans, the The American Diabetes Association and The American Dietetic Association make the decision as to exactly how much of a certain food constitutes a serving. Or at least how much of a food constitutes an exchange. I decide how many exchanges are a serving size (and my choice can change at any time. Today I may have 1/2 cup of ice cream, tomorrow I may choose 1 cup).

I eat nuts every day. I've allotted myself 1 or 2 servings (in the exchange system 1/4 ounce of nuts is one fat serving). Most single serving bags of nuts contain one ounce - so each bag will last me 2 to 4 days.


Most of the apples I eat, are too large to be considered 1 fruit. On exchange plans 1 fruit exchange will contain between 60 and 70 calories. So a small apple is one fruit, but a very large apple could be as many as 3 fruit exchanges. I weigh my apple and then check off the number of fruit servings.
Sometimes I may only eat half an apple (usually only if I can get my husband to share with me, I don't really like to leave a cut apple in the fridge).

As for icecreams and such, I usually choose no sugar added frozen sherberts, sorbets, yogurts or ice milks that are 80 to 110 calories per half cup. Depending on the nutritional content, I either use it as a bread, fruit, or milk serving (if it contains less than 20% rda of calcium, I count it as a bread. If it is a sorbet, and fruit is the first ingredient, I count it as a fruit.) Although my serving size may actually turn out to be two to three exchanges,

It's so completely normal to feel "it's not fair," or "it should be different," but that kind of thinking can be (and for me certainly) is a trap. When I choose to think that my choices are completely fair and reasonable, I'm much happier with those choices.

Ice Cream Servings
 

Originally Posted by cormandy62442:
I'm such an ice cream addict. The cherry garcia from B&J was my fave. And heaven help me if I had a half gallon of ice cream... I'd scoop half the carton into a bowl and eat it all. There's 16 servings in a half gallon of ice cream... I'm good to get 8 servings. :/

Your'e supposed to put ice cream in a bowl ? No one told me !

My new favourite thing - So Delicious Chocolate and Peanut Butter!

OH MY! It tastes like Reeses Peanut Butter Cups BUT better. At least its organic and uses natural sugars (like organic cane sugar, potato sugar, beet sugar, etc). I think next time it goes on sale, I'll buy some but only limit myself to 1/2 cup serving - that way... it will last MUCH longer for me to enjoy :)