Ever wonder how many servings that bagel really contains?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a few answers. According to a new brochure about the food pyramid:
– One slice of bread is equal to one serving, but in real life, a sandwich has two bread slices.
– Half of a bagel equals one serving, but a deli bagel amounts to four-plus servings.
– One serving is equal to one pancake or one waffle, but two restaurant pancakes have about four-plus servings.
– Half a cup of cooked cereal, rice or pasta is the equivalent of a single food pyramid serving, but restaurant portions are three servings or more, and that’s before the sauce is added.
– Also, 12 tortilla chips equal one serving; a small bag contains about two servings.
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale (cdipasquale@tribune.com) and Kris Karnopp (kkarnopp@tribune.com)
