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FDA's proposed label changes include making labels reflect the serving sizes people actually eat. Using that goal, here's a look at what the labels of popular products would like if the label reflected actual consumption habits.
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I Ate the Whole Thing
What If Food Labels Matched Actual Consumption Habits?
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FDA proposes new food label formats
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I Ate the Whole Thing – What If Food Labels Matched Actual Consumption Habits?
FDA proposes new food label formats
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I Ate the Whole Thing – What If Food Labels Matched Actual Consumption Habits?
Each alternative label has its pros and cons
…but will any of these proposals actually change eating habits?
New Food LabelsSame Eating Habits?
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Let’s look at 7 beloved products and hypothetical revised food labels*
*based on actual nutritional data per serving and multiplication
I Ate the Whole Thing – What If Food Labels Matched Actual Consumption Habits?
Servings Per Container = 2.5 ? Who doesn’t eat the whole thing?
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I Ate the Whole Thing – What If Food Labels Matched Actual Consumption Habits?
Example – canned soup
Serving Size = 2tbsp unpopped? Does anyone measure the kernels ?
They even list nutrition per cup but 1 serving is 4 cups popped G
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Example – microwave popcorn
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1 serving = 4 cups popped;Servings per bag = 3
1 cup Popped Nutrition x 12
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Servings Per Container = 2 But it’s my favorite…
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Example – Naked Juice
Let’s pretend a serving is a whole roll, not 4 cookies
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I Ate the Whole Thing – What If Food Labels Matched Actual Consumption Habits?
Example – Thin Mints
Servings per Container = 2but it’s my version of a TV Dinner
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I Ate the Whole Thing – What If Food Labels Matched Actual Consumption Habits?
Example – steam-in-bag veggies
My guilty pleasure for all nighters and major heart breaks
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Example – frozen yogurt
The best of both worlds – per serving and per container
Is this the way to go?
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Example – sports beverage
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Feedback Welcome
• Would any of the Per Container nutrition facts change your likelihood of eating the whole container?
• What other foods do you eat per container ignoring the per serving suggestion?
Join the conversation: http://greeneyedguide.com/2014/03/09/i-ate-the-whole-thing/
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Feedback Welcome• Which food label would you prefer (if you only had these three to
choose from)?• Join the conversation at http://greeneyedguide.com/2014/03/09/i-ate-the-whole-thing/
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