1.   And the serving size on the label may be much smaller than you think.

2.   -- When price comparing, check the serving size on the label.

3.   A bowl of cereal may be twice the recommended serving size, and a strip steak, bagel or muffin may be three times as large.

4.   But beyond restating the obvious, the new labeling offers a great opportunity to comparison shop because all the nutritional information is based on similar serving sizes.

5.   Despite the new Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, which calls for uniformity of serving size, the serving sizes on the product labels still vary.

6.   Each recipe can easily be changed to different serving sizes.

7.   For dry foods, the serving sizes on the labels are determined by a certain number of grams of the food.

8.   He cautioned that the serving sizes were never meant as recommendations.

9.   If you buy a piece of fish one and a half to two inches thick, each fillet will be the perfect serving size.

10.   If you do use the Internet, this site is great because you can easily get a recipe modified for a smaller or larger serving size.