BJ's Rotisserie Chicken

I picked up a rotisserie chicken @ BJ's for dinner. Net weight 2.5 pounds. Kind of spooky that they can raise chickens that all come out dressed and cleaned at exactly 2.5 pounds. But that isn't the thing that really got me. The thing that really got me was the servings per container (one 2.5 lb chicken). The label claimed "about 12"!!!

Let me try a few calculations, here. 
First, 2.5 lbs = 2.5 lbs*16 ounces/lb= 40 ounces.  Serving size = 3 ounces.  3 ounces/serving*12 servings=36 ounces.  Soooo, I'm supposed to believe that the weight of the bones is only about 4 ounces?  One 10th of the total weight of the chicken is in its bones and cartilage?

Second, twelve 3 ounce servings.  Come on!  Have you ever been able to feed more than 5 or 6 people with one chicken? Twelve???  Let's say an average family of four would finish the chicken.  That would mean that each person would eat "about" 4 servings.

Looking at the "Nutrition Facts" one can quickly see why BJ's has made the serving size so small... Four servings would give you 100% of your recommended daily Cholesterol intake, 80% of your recommended daily sodium intake, and over 150% of your recommended daily protein intake!

Maybe that table should be called "Lack of Nutrition  Facts"!!!

JORG

Can you be both Conservative and Liberal?

Someone once asked me if I'm conservative or liberal.  I said, "Yes."  I'm conservative about some things and liberal about others.  I'm middle of the road on other things.  I don't think its being wishy-washy (wherever did that phrase come from?), but I can see both sides on many arguments.  Maybe I just don't give a crap about enough things in life...

The death penalty, for example.  I can't say I have strong feelings about it, pro or con.  I also don't have a relative that was murdered by some thug, nor do I have a relative on Death Row (at least not one I know of...).  I guess I go by the "eye for an eye" argument, and the ridiculous cost of keeping someone in jail for life at the taxpayers' expense. 

But then I think of the other side.  We are one of the few major industrialized nations that execute people for their crimes.  We are right up there with China, Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.  See this link:  http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0777460.html  Can we really justify our government putting people to death for their crimes?  I go back and forth on this topic.

This wasn't meant to be a red flag in front of a bull, but I do welcome comments.  I'm just presenting some random thoughts. 
JORG

My first post

I've decided that, as a random member of society, I'm entitled to remain random, but still publish random thoughts.  This is my chosen media.  I hope you enjoy my upcoming thoughts.
JORG