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Portion Distortion
Manufacturers and Fast Food Establishments have been gradually increasing portion sizes over the past 40 years.
If you eat an extra 120 calories (beyond your basic calorie needs) every day for a year you will gain 12 pounds!
Check out some of the portion size increases:
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Food/beverage |
Year Introduced |
Size, oz. Or fluid oz. |
2002 sizes, oz. or fluid oz. |
Chocolate Bar |
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Hershey’s |
1908 |
.6oz |
1.6, 2.6, 4.0, 7.0, 8.0 oz |
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Nestle Crunch |
1938 |
1.6 |
1.6, 2.8, 5.0 oz |
French Fries |
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Burger King |
1954 |
2.6 oz |
2.6(small) 4.1(medium)
5.7(large)
6.9(king) |
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McDonald’s |
1955 |
2.4 |
2.4 (small)
5.3(medium)
5.2(large)
7.1(supersize) |
Hamburger |
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Burger King |
1954 |
3.9 |
4.4
6.0(Whopper Jr.)
6.1(Double HB)
9.9( Whopper)
12.6(DBL Whopper) |
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McDonald’s |
1955 |
1.6 |
1.6, 3.2, 4.0, 8.0 |
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Soda, from fountain |
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Burger King |
1954 |
12.0(Regular)
16.0(large |
12.0(Kiddie)
16.0(small)
22.0(Medium)
32.0(Large)
42.0(King) |
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McDonald’s |
1955 |
7.0 |
12.0(child)
16.0(small)
21.0(Medium)
21.0(Large)
32.0(Large
42.0(Supersize) |
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7-Eleven |
1973 |
12.0, 20.0 |
16.0(Gulp)
32.0(Big Gulp)
44.0(Super Big Gulp)
64.0(Double Gulp)
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