#RandomReference: How Do They Decide What #ServingSize Is? @HuffPost @USDA @us_FDA @myplate @shapefit #Serve #Size #Serving #Sizing
How did they come to that conclusion? I wonder …
I had some Girl Scout Cookies this morning. Getting them out, I noticed at the top of the "Nutrition Facts" on the label it said that the "Serving Size" was "4 cookies."
I did wonder about that, but first; 'those words' (below-hyperlinked to HuffPost's explanation of food-labels' serving-sizes) is built on an even-deeper source … something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands …
The word |Serving| (|Serve|)” is built on unknown Foundations beneath words that mean “Be a |Slave (Devoted, Governed-by, |Complying-for, |Conforming-under, |Flattering, Doing Duty-toward, Aiding, Ministering, Rendering Habitual |Obedience-to, Attending-on, |Owing Allegiance-to, Officiate at Religious Rite or -Mass, |Set Food at |Table, Wait on Customers, |Treat (something or someone) in Some Fashion)" …
(possibly words that meant "Shepherd, |Observe, |Guardian, Heed, Protect" … meaning "a Helping of Food" since 1769).
The word |Size| is built on words that mean “to |Sit |To ( |Sitting Beside a |Judge, Assisting him as he |Ordains the |Amount of a |Payment or Tax)” (sense of " Extent, |Volume, |Magnitude" comes from notion of Regulating something by Fixing its Amount (in |Weight, Food-Portion, etc.)
It's sorta the same way they determine '20/20 vision,' except the measurements aren't "taken by a professional."
But the point is: the label's 'suggested serving size' might not be the healthiest serving size. For that, there's a bit of calculation for you to do—which might not even involve the label's suggestions.
It would start with 'determining how much you need (per day).' Take that number of calories, and divide it up 'appropriately' (by how many meals/snacks you eat a day, then a number of calories to each type of food you have).
As the food-labels give "calories per serving," you have to remember that your serving-size is different than theirs—you want to take each of those calorie-counts & multiply it by the same percentage as 'their serving-size to your serving-size.'
As the food-labels give "calories per serving," you have to remember that your serving-size is different than theirs—you want to take each of those calorie-counts & multiply it by the same percentage as 'their serving-size to your serving-size.'
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