#495 – Half
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:00 am by Chris
Chapter: Comic
I cracked up recently when I noticed that a package of ramen noodles claimed the serving size was 1/2 of the package. I have been eating similar noodles since I was a kid and never saw anyone eat only half. Maybe others are serving it as an appetizer?
Tags: cookies, sandwich, sharing
Sometimes I split one with my girlfriend
One pack of ramen = two cup o’noodles?
That’s so they can lie about the calories, sodium content, and so on. Many other products are like that. My favourite crackers have a serving size of 5 crackers. I seriously doubt most people eat 5 and stop.
I once saw a Ramen package prominently advertising “NEW: Low Sodium recipe!”. After the instructions on how to cook it, it said “For new low sodium recipe, add only half the flavor packet”.
I’m lazy so I simply heat a bowl of water then chuck a ramen block in. Except you need a pretty big bowl for the full block so now I chop it in half and pour ~half the packet.
I’m a single guy living alone so I can just leave it lying around without worry. It’ll surely be used within 2-3 days for the same reason.
I thought there was some kind of government definition as to what constituted a serving.
It’s like with chips where you get this massive bag of chips, but a serving size is like 15g or six full chips and even then the sodium content is enough to dehydrate a buffalo.
Buffalo Jerky is damn tasty!
It’s quite common in the Western World: sell food in oversized “portions”. People eat the whole portion insted of 1/2 or 1/3 or worse, then have a “swollen stomach”. This starts very early in life, so they are trained to eat “too much”: untill the stomach says “too much” instead of when the bain alredy said “this was a nice meal”.
Eating “a quick meal” fools the brain, so you get the swolen stomach BEFORE you “hear your brains”.
Eating slowly will help hearing your body signal “this was a nice meal”, long before the stomach gets “too much, you really have to stop”
But your TRAINING says you should finish the packet”.
Normal spagetti package: 250 grams. ( Half pond?)
That’s plenty for 5 people, if eaten slowly and with veggies.
Greased with bolognaise” you an swallow the whole package or at least half of it, but is that “a good meal” ?
I HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE! -Raises fist in victory.-
My friend was not amused.
You’re only supposed to eat half a package? I eat two!