Food labels changing - Page 5

ROMARY · ‎04-28-2010

Remember those olden days when people ate just about everything (a variety) and they looked healthy and strong anyway............I'd better delete this.............

'More or less', 'Right or wrong', 'In general', and 'Just thinking out loud ' (as usual).

VanSleepy · ‎10-05-2010

On 2/27/2014 EmmaBunting said:
oh my gosh......this change is a long time coming! I swear.....if I buy a bag of "veggie chips" (which I delude myself into thinking are healthier because they are spray painted spinach green and carrot orange) I just look at what the calories, fat, sodium, etc are for the WHOLE bad. Because I know I will eat the whole thing! I have even tried buying the smaller "individual" serving size bags. But that is just a waste of packaging and money. I know I will eat all 6 "individual" bags in 2 days.

Sigh.

(Edited.....was going to change my obvious typo of bad to "bag".....but somehow I think the word "bad" is actually the better fit!)

I very seldom eat junk, but for some reason, two times in the last week I've gorged on nacho Doritos. I was at the store, saw some veggie chips that said there was a serving of vegetables in each ounce, and bought them for the next time I'm having a junk food attack. Well, I came home and compared them to the Doritos, and you can guess what's next lol. I threw those veggie chips in the garbage.

skuggles · ‎11-20-2013

I rely on recommended portion size info, so for me this is just another way to distance yourself from portion control and healthy eating habits. That isn't good. Unless I'm misunderstanding and they are going to display both.

Cakers1 · ‎03-09-2010

On 2/27/2014 kdgn said:
Seriously. A pint of Ben & Jerry's shows 4 servings. Really? Who sits down to half a cup of ice cream??????

Not me. Haagen Dazs Bourbon Pecan - well, there should be a law against limiting it to 1/2 cup.

gazelle77 · ‎03-01-2013

I do not think making the servings larger are going to help people at all. Consumers need to cut portions. No one needs more than 1/2 cup of ice cream( if any at all). And no one needs to consume a whole bag of chips. These labels are just going to give the OK to consume more and make America fatter.

madzonie · ‎03-10-2010

What is so wrong about putting more complete and thorough labels on PROCESSED food???

lovesrecess · ‎03-14-2010

I am glad they will include potassium amounts but sodium content should also be required; it is not on all food labels.

Cakers1 · ‎03-09-2010

On 2/27/2014 gazelle77 said: I do not think making the servings larger are going to help people at all. Consumers need to cut portions. No one needs more than 1/2 cup of ice cream( if any at all). And no one needs to consume a whole bag of chips. These labels are just going to give the OK to consume more and make America fatter.

I seriously doubt people who over eat are going to pay attention to any portion size labels.

If a person wants to consume a whole package of food or a frozen dinner meant for a family of 4, they aren't going to say "Oh, the label says 4 servings - I better not snarf the whole thing". Seriously.

I agree with you about cutting portions - a label advising a salad or an extra side of veggies seems to be a better way.

But ice cream - I draw the line at stopping @ 1/2 cup. lol

gazelle77 · ‎03-01-2013

On 2/27/2014 Cakers1 said:
On 2/27/2014 gazelle77 said: I do not think making the servings larger are going to help people at all. Consumers need to cut portions. No one needs more than 1/2 cup of ice cream( if any at all). And no one needs to consume a whole bag of chips. These labels are just going to give the OK to consume more and make America fatter.

I seriously doubt people who over eat are going to pay attention to any portion size labels.

If a person wants to consume a whole package of food or a frozen dinner meant for a family of 4, they aren't going to say "Oh, the label says 4 servings - I better not snarf the whole thing". Seriously.

I agree with you about cutting portions - a label advising a salad or an extra side of veggies seems to be a better way.

But ice cream - I draw the line at stopping @ 1/2 cup. lol

I guess I am one of those people who eats only 8 walnut halves as that is a serving for 180 calories.

Lila Belle · ‎01-24-2013

On 2/27/2014 esmeraldagooch said:
This whole mess is a war on the poor who are struggling to buy food now. Massive over regulation by the FDA.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2014/02/27/nutrition-labels-get-a-facelift-to-reflect-reality/ They are saying costs at 2 billion. What part of that are you going to pay though trickle down.

By the way this is not even the the massive ACA labeling that has to go into effect which I was talking about which affects restaurants, stores and vending machines.

Restaurant chains and many grocery stores could soon feel a financial pinch with the release of the Food and Drug Administration's new menu labeling requirements under afc

Section 4205 of the AffordableCareAct requires nutrition labeling of "standard" menu items for chain restaurants with 20 or more locations.

The measure also applies to "similar retail food establishments," such as convenience stories and groceries. That particular language is sparking an outcry from some in the food industry, although a final ruling on the specifics of the requirements is not expected until the end of the year.

As the law is currently written, grocery stores with deli services and convenience stores that sell prepared foods would have to comply with the labeling requirements.

dollar burden on supermarkets, with no additional, quantifiable benefit to supermarket customers, according to FDA's analysis," Jennifer Hatcher, senior vice president for government and public affairs at the Food Marketing Institute, said in a statement.