Terrible nutrition information scam on Uno's Chicago Grill website?

Question

Just wanted to tell people what I discovered on the Unos site. I was looking for calories for an entree and discovered that ALL their entrees list the nutritional information as having "2 servings." So one hamburger, one personal pizza, one fish entree, one side salad are all listed as being 2 servings... meaning it looks like you're eating half as much calories as you actually are!

I guess I shouldn't be surprised. It's just so ridiculous!

Answer 1

I'm not entirely sure why this is such a surprise. Most 20 ounces of soda list only half of the bottle. This is actually a rather common thing. The idea is that you are aware of what the recommended serving is, and then you can figure out on your own what the entire meal is.

Answer 2

I cooked at an Uno in Cincinnati for 4 years.

They're corporate, that's for sure.

You make a very good point. What's more, you just know they did it that way solely to fool ppl! Sketchy!

Answer 3

Your going to a pizza joint and your going to worry about calories!!

Uno Chicago is not a place to go concerned with what your going to order. Its going to be thick crust pizza, single or double,  filled with delious toppings.

Answer 4

I looked at the Uno website and how many servings they consider the dish to be is plainly stated.  The ordinary hamburger at McDonald's is 3.5 oz while the one at Uno's (rough calculation) is 4.8 oz.  McDonad's, as far as I can see, doesn't list how many servings they consider an item to be.

One serving of beef is a piece 2 - 3 oz.  Have you ever had a 3 oz hamburger?  NASA says that a large baked potato is 3 servings.  I guess that's why I don't have to go back for seconds.

FOOD ITEM      NORMALPORTION                                                             SERVINGS

Bagel                 1 whole         4 servings

Muffin                  l large            3 servings

Cinnamon bun   l large            4 servings

Flour tortilla        1 burrito-sized    2 servisngs

Tortilla chips       1 individual bag   2 servings

Popcorn               Movie theatre medium (16 cups) 8 servings

Baked potato      One large     3 servings

French fries         Medium order (4 oz)     4 servings

Fried chicken      3 pieces (7–8 oz)           3 servings

Steak                  13 oz                                5 servings

Sliced ham or roast beef

Amount in typical deli sandwich (5 oz)      2 servings

* Portions of many common foods consist of more than one “serving size.”

I think that if a restaurant gave us only 1 serving of a food item, we'd walk out.  It's totally amazing how small a serving is.