Poll: How many cookies do you consider a serving?

[CHRIST1NE]

As I'm sitting here eating my "puffy" chocolate chip cookies, it always make me laugh that CL considers 1 cookie a serving. For me, I condider 3 a serving. I am usually content/satisfied after that and I don't suffer from "eaters remorse" afterwards.

How about the rest of you?

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[laughsandlaughs]

same here...3 is the serving size for cookies when you're just having cookies (not like at a party where you're getting lots of pick-ups). i had to laugh when i read the serving size for the Buttermilk pancakes in the Dec. 2000 edition...serving size..1!!!!

Who the H*** eats 1 pancake????

[Mamasue]

Getting a little giggle going here! I would say the magic number could be number 3! Your are right....who the heck eats one pancake....not me. Three is good!! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

[Wendy w]

Count me in on 3 as being a serving for cookies. Sometimes what is considered a serving cracks me up! I also wonder if I am gluttonous. I worry about starving to death if I take the serving amounts seriously!

[maccmedia]

I agree. 3 is the magic number for me too. One is never enough, 2 feels a little better but still not quite enough, 3 is good, and 4 feels like I should have stopped at 3!

[Laura B]

Three is definitely the number for me, too! I had never really thought of it until now, but I always do seem to eat three. I will go back to the "cookie jar" until my craving is satisfied, and three is usually what it takes.

[Laura]

Technically, mine is 3 but usually 1 of them is the dough. I know, I know, raw cookie dough is not good for you, but I can't seem to give it up.

[cas]

Definitely three! Also who can just eat 1/2 a cup of ice-cream which is considered a serving?

[JHolcomb]

Originally posted by Laura:
Technically, mine is 3 but usually 1 of them is the dough. I know, I know, raw cookie dough is not good for you, but I can't seem to give it up.

They make pateurized eggs now, so you can eat raw cookie dough without those nagging thoughts of salmonella in the back of your mind. Some people don't like them, but honestly, my husband and I can't tell a difference between them and regular eggs. I probably wouldn't buy them if it weren't for the fact that I always, always eat raw cookie dough, batter, etc, and I'm terrified of getting stuff like salmonella (my mom had a really, really bad case of it not too long ago-she ended up in hospital for days). Anyway, like I said, they weird some people out but we like them.
Oh, and one pancake is usually all I eat, but that's because I "supplement" with a glass of milk, some fruit, and low fat bacon. If it's just pancakes, though, at least two must be consumed. Cookies are a definite three!

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[laughsandlaughs]

If you look at the picture of pancakes, they have a beautiful stack of 3, dripping with syrup....they didn't tell you that was supposed to feed the whole family! LOL http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

[bossy]

Originally posted by laughsandlaughs:
....they didn't tell you that was supposed to feed the whole family! LOL http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

ROFL http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

[lindrusso]

I think my serving size is often about half the batch!!! That's why I don't keep cookies around very often. I'm making these cookies tomorrow - hopefully I can control myself http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif .

I think that CL probably puts 1 cookie as a serving not because they think people would or should eat only one, but because it's just more practical. If you are keeping track of calories and fat grams, it's a whole lot easier to calculate your intake if the serving size is one.

[Ralph]

Three sounds about right, but I have it on good authority that broken cookies have no calories! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

[Natasha]

Depends on the time of the month.

No, seriously, it depends on the kind of cookie and the size. For CL and other normal-sized cookies (not monster cookies), I often do have only one at a sitting. Sometimes, though, I end up having another one half an hour later, or having a little snack comprised of the broken pieces (don t want the cookie tin looking messy now, do we?).

Of course, if you re talking about one of my absolute favorite kinds of cookies, I might end up having several out of the oven! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

And one pancake? http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif (The smilies say it all.)

[KimKelly]

I would have to say that there are many factors in deciding just how many cookies is a serving....

1. Have I had lunch?
2. Did I have breakfast either?
3. Was the lunch I had good?
4. Do the cookies have chocolate?
5. Do they have a LOT of chocolate?
6. Do I have a dr. appointment that includes weighing tomorrow?
7. Is anyone looking????
8. How far away is dinner?
9. If I run up and down the steps carrying the baby a couple of times the calories will probably be a wash, so is the baby awake?
10. Mabye I'll just have one... and then finish up all the broken ones as I've just learned that they are calorie free!!!!

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Aloha!
Kim

[MrsReber]

Oh, the guilt! The guilt! Three cookies? Are they really really really good cookies? I can't eat just one. I have to have at least two. If I have more than three, the guilt comes pretty quickly- "why did you do that? Why did you eat those cookies??" I believe it was Erma Bombeck who published the list of calories and proclaimed that broken cookies have no calories (they all leak out when they break). Also, remember, any food that someone offers you at their house also has no calories because you are obliged to eat it. One pancake? Ah, no.

[emilycat]

I have it on good authority that broken cookies have no calories!

Ralph, I'm with you! My aunt first told me this years ago, and I continue to spout it off like the Gospel. Natasha, I loved what you said about keeping the tin clean! I do that with everything...oh, no, you see, we have to even up the side of this cake slice, umm....I think that cookie needs that little jagged edge broken off... http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

As for me, 2 is usually the magic number, unless I'm having one with a small bowl of frozen yogurt...and I happen to be one of those people who actually have 1/2 cup for a serving...if you eat sorbet, for example (I must throw praise in for Edy's) the flavor is so much more intense that you don't need as much for your taste buds to feel satisfied. I also came to realize that my dinners use to be really skimpy (just half an acorn squash stuffed with apples, for example) for my activity level, and started eating more...now I don't crave nearly as much for dessert.

Emily

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[Grace]

I agree with Alysha - I don't think they mean that a serving is just one cookie necessarily, but that it's easier to put the nutritional information down for each cookie, and let people multiply for themselves. What if the serving size were three and you ate 5? Then you'd have to do more math to figure out what you really ate. Not an impossible calculation, for sure, but more of a hassle than just multiplying by the "each" numbers. Just my opinion, though...

[Grace]

Originally posted by lindrusso:
Well, then obviously you'd have to eat 6 to make the calculations easier! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif



GOOD THINKING!!!! I like the way you think.... http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

[lindrusso]

Originally posted by Grace:
What if the serving size were three and you ate 5?

Well, then obviously you'd have to eat 6 to make the calculations easier! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

[AD]

Listing the information for 1 cookie or pancake allows someone to easily calculate various portion sizes. That way, to get calorie or fat information, you just have to multiply rather than divide. Also, cookies can be made any size from 1-inch around to nearly 6 or 7 inches. Obviously, the smaller the cookie, the more you eat. I like making large cookies since it's easier and just eating one or two. Pancakes vary in size and yield too. Who ever gets EXACTLY the same yield as the recipe calls for without a machine or scale? Go into a commercial bakery and you will see just how big some cookies can be!

[Anne]

This is one of the funniest threads I have seen in a while. Thanks to all contributors for getting my day off to a good start. I second AD's comment about not getting the same number of cookies made as the recipe calls for. I usually get about half of what a recipe indicates nand I really don't eat that much dough during the process. I even tried measuring the finished product - my idea of 2 inches was a bit different than my rulers. O well, who wants a tiny little 2 inch chocolate chip cookie anyhow.

[Meg O'C]

I agree with KimKelly, lots of factors to consider . . . but one is never enough! Thank goodness everyone is fessing up and the consensus seems to be three! I just read the thread about "not being on a diet" and all of the healthy eating going on out there. I was beginning to feel like an impostor even posting messages to this board. I try to be good but it is tough and I am the ultimate justifier so rules like-- broken cookie = no calories are perfect for me. I also "clean up." After all a pan of brownies needs a good clean edge and frequently that means eating a little to make it nice and straight!

[Ed]

Hi,

I have really enjoyed reading this thread.

I just can't agree that 3 cookies would make a serving, I usually start with 6 cookies sometimes go to 8 or so if they're on the small side.

I do like your thinking Ralph about broken cookies having no calories. I have made a mental note of that one.

I would suggest for those who don't want to take the time to break a few cookies in half to let the calories out, or if you've just become too tired from all that cookie breaking.

If you drink a diet soda with about 6 to 8 cookies they cancel each other out.

Ed

[laughsandlaughs]

Can't you consider the effort it takes to break the cookies up to let the calories out exercise?? I'll have to factor that into my workout plan.