Counting calories can call for a calculator. "This little pint is 4 servings of ice cream."
This chocolate milk..."there's actually 2 servings in this bottle."
Registered dietitian Amy Goodman says most people far underestimate the amount of food they eat.
Nutrition labels can be small, deceiving and sometimes hard to find. "For many people you would have to have glasses on to see that," added Goodman.
And most people won't like what they see. "Take for example, these Tostitos. According to the nutrition label one
serving is just 6 chips. You are looking at 150 calories here, and that's not even counting the queso.
The FDA is now recommending food manufacturers move nutrition labels to the front of the box. "The nutrition label on the front is gonna increase awareness. But I'm not for sure that its going to change how much people take in."
The FDA is also calling on companies to use more realistic serving sizes. After all it takes a lot of discipline to eat just 2 Oreos.
"Most people when grabbing Oreos would grab for at least 2 in their first dunk of milk and then they're grab probably for two or four more."
While changing the way nutrition is labeled won't solve the obesity problem, most dietitians agree its a step in the right direction.
