Oh great! Thanks so much Mr. Vlasic!
You seem all bright and cheerful on the label of this pickle jar, but at lunch today I realized your twisted scheme to make me feel like a glutton.
Yes, I discovered your evil plot, and I am going to show the world! Can you see what I’m talking about?
Serving size: 2 / 3 of a spear!
Seriously!?
Do you have any idea how hard it is to cut one of those spears into thirds!?
Of course you know. But you still made that the serving size.
Counting on the fact that people like me will inevitably not have the patience to shave off a third of the spear and so will indulge in a full 3 / 3 of the spear and then be left feeling bloated and self-indulgent!
Note: Eye witnesses report that despite the diatribe composed by the author, he consumed two of these spears at the meal, completely disregarding the health concerns he pretends to be so concerned about.
Seriously Vlasic?!? Two thirds of a pickle is a serving? That’s ridiculous! If you want healthier serving information, come up with a healthier recipe. Don’t use random serving sizes.
Never trust statistics from large companies. More likely than not to be dodgy!
If a serving size is 2/3 of a spear and there are 20 servings per container, why are there never any partial spears? Because if I am working the math correctly, there should be 40/3 of spears per container. Weird.
Serving size is a unit of nutrition, not an actual amount to be served. It only applies to the nutrition facts. Its not telling you how much to eat. Just multiply the nutrition facts by 1.5 per pickel.
I have a feeling you know all this already.
@ Jordan
I hear you on the serving size bring important for the nutrition facts, but who or what decides the “serving size” that manufacturers have to use? They know people are going to be eating full spears, so why would they not just use a single spear (or some whole number of spears) as the basic serving size?