Kitchen

[Icegoddess]

I've been getting these for years since the family really like them.  Picked them up this week and when I opened them, they had been shrinkflated.  I think each individual roll was smaller.  They sure seemed smaller on the plate, but it was the fact that they didn't fill the tin that really stuck out to me.  My daughter agreed when I showed them in the tin to her. 

[elated]

I bought these for Thanksgiving dinner and they looked bigger on the photo on the package. WhenI I saw the size I was surprised, so I guess don't believe what you see. They were good but small.

[Marp]

@Icegoddess,  do you recall if the package weight had changed?

I'm finding some products, like cookies for example, are maintaining package weight but the cookies are a bit smaller.  Of course with the smaller size the calorie count is reduced making them more acceptable to the calorie conscious.

I recently picked up a loaf of my regular brand of bread without noticing that it was labeled reduced calorie.  The reduction was due to the size of each slice, one-half the thickness of the regular loaf slice.  Each slice of the regular had 80 calories and the reduced calorie slice was 40 calories each.

Another "trick" I've been seeing is reducing the portion size.  Instead of a package containing two servings some are now 2-1/2 or 3 servings.  The amount of content hasn't changed at all but the individual serving calorie count is, of course, lower.

Psychological warfare.

[Sooner]

Food was a lot smaller back in the olden days.  The 1960's and 70's.  Then it started to grow.  Cokes sent from 8 to 20 ounces, burgers grew a lot.  Portions were gigantic.

So maybe that's not such a bad thing.  

[Susan Louise]

I remember back in the mid 70's when food started shrinking...when a 1lb can of ground coffee wasn't 1lb anymore. This deceptiveness has been going on for decades.

[jeffie24]

They are definitely smaller, I discovered this last year.  It's too bad because I really liked them.

[Dusty1]

@Icegoddess I thought they seemed smaller but I typically get the Sister Schubert Dinner Rolls instead of the little ones in the pan.

I got the ones in the pan for today.

They are still tasty & WalMart has Sister Schubert Cinnamon Rolls!

I haven't tasted them, yet.

I baked a pan & took over to my son & DIL with dinner last weak & they said they were great!

[Etoile308]

@Icegoddess, I started buying these years and years ago when Consumers Report rated them as their favorite dinner rolls. I also notice a change and they're no longer a must over other brands.

[Icegoddess]

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@Sooner wrote:

Food was a lot smaller back in the olden days.  The 1960's and 70's.  Then it started to grow.  Cokes sent from 8 to 20 ounces, burgers grew a lot.  Portions were gigantic.

So maybe that's not such a bad thing.  

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@Soonerit's not a good thing when you're trying to feed a bunch of people. 

[Icegoddess]

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@Marp wrote:

@Icegoddess,  do you recall if the package weight had changed?

I'm finding some products, like cookies for example, are maintaining package weight but the cookies are a bit smaller.  Of course with the smaller size the calorie count is reduced making them more acceptable to the calorie conscious.

I recently picked up a loaf of my regular brand of bread without noticing that it was labeled reduced calorie.  The reduction was due to the size of each slice, one-half the thickness of the regular loaf slice.  Each slice of the regular had 80 calories and the reduced calorie slice was 40 calories each.

Another "trick" I've been seeing is reducing the portion size.  Instead of a package containing two servings some are now 2-1/2 or 3 servings.  The amount of content hasn't changed at all but the individual serving calorie count is, of course, lower.

Psychological warfare.

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@MarpI have no idea as to the serving size or how many oz.  I didn't look since I didn't have one from a previous year to compare.  The tin is the same size.  I have some of those laying around because I cut the bottoms out and put over pie crust to keep it from browning too fast.  In the past, the rolls filled the pan.  Not today. 

I don't buy that these companies are interested in our health or waistlines either.