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Calories in that full bag. or that 20 ounce bottle of coke, for examp for example, it will be a single serving. because we're likely to drink the whole thing. >> definitely. you get a bag of potato chips and it has the calories listed, it's only for 10 chips, not the whole bag. >> yeah. and you're going to likely eat the whole bag. i think that's a major advancement. as a dietitian, i think that is terrific. that's probably the biggest change, is calories. and we've got the portion size of figuring it out. also added sugars. the addition of that on a food label is another big change and i thin...

Highlight the calories more. if people are consuming too many calories, we don't know how they and make it big and bold and it would really hop out at you. so let me show you what a label looks like now. are the callies jumping out at you? >> i know where to look. >> but let's see what it could look like. >> hello. >> and here's another way you can make it jump out at you. you can put it in another color, make it big and bold. >> fancy. >> fancy. that's at least what some health experts want to see happen. >> the thing is, you can be manipulative with calories but it's really the portion size,...

Riblet platter. weighing in at 2,100 calories. we looked at some of the full-service chain restaurants. researchers found the average adult meals at these restaurants, entree, side dishes and half of an appetizer averages about 1500 calories. add in a beverage and half a dessert and you're talking about a whopping 2020 calories. remember, you're only supposed to have 2,000 calories all day. the numbers seem to come as a surprise to many. >> how many calories you think are in a chicken sandwich? 300? actually, 1220 calories. >> okay. >> reporter: many of the sit-down full-service changes have e...

This problem is to go side by side. >> i love it. the clip from the new show restaurant divided. joining us now is chef and host rocco dispirito. i am so excited about this book. >> these guys do everything. you never sleep. >> just like you. we never sleep and even up the odds. it's amazing how we did that. it's a separate conversation. >> five things at once. that helps. i want to talk about the book first. >> i love it. >> when i tell you, you were like what? >> healthy italian under 350 calories. >> it's not just portion size. >> it's not. the portions are healthy, but it's about maximizin...

On our plate and restaurants across the country serve huge portion and some options pack on the calorie. the deep dish macaroni at uno chicago grill has almost 2,000. that's what the fda says a healthy american should eat in a day. the lesson, be careful. sometimes your ears are bigger than your stomach. abc news, ithaca, new york. >> portion control. >> that's what it is all about. >> that's what it is all about. >> check this out. the difference between leaving a little on your plate, which your parents never encouraged you to do, has a big difference. the students tricked in to cleaning the...