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Thursday, August 02, 2007

Things that make you go - WTF????



Ok all - I need to shake my head and wonder what the hell the people in the FDA (or whoever the f**k does it) think of when they do their 'serving size'. I had a hard enough time with the pint of Ben and Jerry's that serves 4 or the package of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups that serves 2 = but I have found another one that has sent me over the freaking edge _ LMAO!!!
We recently bought a jar of Velasic pickles - and by jar I mean tankard. It's a HUGE jar. My son loves to snack on them! So - I go to put one in my lunch today because hell - I thought it was a good idea!!! Something made me look at the nutritional facts on the jar. Along with the fact that there are 48 servings in this jar - I read that each serving has 5 calories. I'm thinking that's a pretty good little snack - right???? Let me fill ya in on the what really caught my attention:

Servings per container = 48
Calories per serving = 5

SERVING SIZE = (and I am not making this up) = 1/4 of a pickle
EXCUSE ME??? WTF???? 1/4 of a pickle???? Who the hell came up with that crap???

So - in trying to process this in my head - I immediately focus on the "servings per container" part = does that mean they think there are only 12 pickles in this big ass jar? I don't think so! Not to mention the pickles themselves are only about 3-4 inches long and maybe (and that is a BIG maybe) 1 inch around. The jar stands a foot tall and is about 6 inches around.
And don't get me started on the fact that the pickles are all different sizes. So does that mean that a serving a 1/4 of a smaller pickle or a larger pickle!!!
LMAO - this was my morning and I am obviously still not over it!!! I just had to share!!!

Apology

OK
First off - I will apologize that it has been so long since I was able to update anything! The summer months have been crazy busy! We bought 4 wheelers and have been out playing on them alot! Plus I am not able to access the internet at work (well except for the few "approved" sites that if I venture off of I am sure whistles and sirens go off in IT and then they tell on me - PFFT) - so updating my blog has been hard to do!
But - now I have a laptop that I take to work (still can't access the internet) but I am able to write a blog to publish when I get home! So - stay tuned - there will be more to come!!!!