PHIL LEMPERT DISCUSSES ACTUAL FOOD PORTIONS
NBC ID: ARMIB3SDZ8 | Production Unit: Today Show | Media Type: Aired Show | Media ID: T970707 | Air Date(s): 07/07/1997 | Event Date(s): 07/07/1997Transcript
Event Date(s): 07/07/1997 | Event Location(s): Today New York Studio | Description: PHIL LEMPERT DISCUSSES ACTUAL FOOD PORTIONS IN LIVE STUDIO INTERVIEW; CHICAGO TRIBUNE COLUMNIST PHIL LEMPERT SAYS THE SERVING SIZES ON PACKAGES ARE NOT REALISTIC; AND ALSO RESTAURANT PORTIONS ARE GETTING BIGGER BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT MORE VALUE. LEMPERT SHOWS EXACT PORTIONS OF FOOD INCLUDING; CHEESE; CRACKERS; CHIPS; DIP; CHOCOLATE SYRUP; SALAD DRESSING; CHOCOLATE CHIPS; AND SNACKWELL COOKIES. CLOSE UP SHOT OF MCDONALDS SMALL FRENCH FRIES AND MCDONALDS SUPER SIZE FRIES WITH SUPER COMPARING THE CALORIES AND FAT GRAMS OF EACH. CLOSE UP OF 3oz STEAK (THE FDAS RECOMMENDATION) AND THE TYPICAL 15 OZ STEAK SERVED AT A NEW YORK CITY RESTAURANT WITH SUPER COMPARING CALORIES AND FAT GRAMS OF EACH SEEN. CLOSE UPS OF MICROWAVE POPCORN AND POUND CAKE WITH SUPERS COMPARING FAT AND CALORIES FOR DIFFERENT PORTIONS SEEN. LEMPERT SUGGESTS THINKING IN TERMS OF OBJECTS THAT ARE THE SAME PORTION SIZE AS FOOD SUCH AS A DECK OF CARDS IS THE SAME SIZE AS RECOMMENDED PORTION OF MEAT; PASTA THE SIZE OF A WALKMAN; AND CHEESE THE SIZE OF DOMINOS. TA Producers: NBC