Hi my fellow foodies,
Sorry for my long absence, as many of you know I was sick for a while. Today I want to share a little bit of information regarding serving sizes. We live in a country where obesity, diabetes, and heart disease are on the rise. A good part of the reason for that is lack of portion control. I'm not scolding - I'm guilty of it. I am overweight and have heart disease.
Today, I began looking up some "special" holiday recipes. In particular, I was looking up steak and eggs for brunch on Christmas and Rib Roast for New Year's. Here are just 2 examples of what I found. They are both from extremely trusted (by everyone) recipe sources.
One of the steak and egg recipes I look at included (2) 10-14 oz T-bone steaks - this was meant to serve 2. Really??? A serving of beef is 3 oz. So this recipe should really serve 7-9 people (at least the steak portion).
Right this moment I am looking at a recipe in a magazine. It is a recipe for garlic and herb crusted prime rib with brown butter sauce. It sounds really yummy - but their serving size with eventually kill you. It calls for an 8 lb bone-in prime rib roast (serves 8). Okay - even when taking away the weight of the bones - according to the 3 oz rule - this should really serve something like 25.
I don't know about you, but I think that when we go to internationally trusted sources for recipes - we should not have to do a bunch of homework in order to make it "real".
Happy holidays and happy eating.
K
We have a Chinese cookbook that for # of servings actually says "8 Chinese servings or 4 American"
ReplyDeleteThat made me giggle. It's soooo true. Today I was watching a talk show/cooking show and the bubbly hostess stated that a 4 lb chicken serves 4 people. A serving of chicken is actually 4 oz. No one needs 1 lb of chicken on their plate. Even when you take away the weight of the bones - a 4 lb chicken should serve around 10 people. Same thing is true when you eat out. We eat out just a couple of times a year. The last time we ate out I ordered a burger - when it came to the table, I was shocked by the size. It was enough to feed at least 3.
ReplyDeleteIs it any wonder that the ads that are associated with this post include "gastric sleeve surgery" and "controlling diabetes with diet".
ReplyDeleteOh, the ads just changed. Now they are "weight loss surgery", "lose 30 lbs in 30 days", and "blood sugar diet". Okay enough from me. Have a good night.
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