Serving suggestion

Serving suggestion is a disclaimer used on food packaging.

The phrase is used as legal fine print with a picture of the product.

For example, the labeling on a box of cereal may feature a picture of a cereal bowl filled with that cereal, milk and a fruit garnish, a cream cheese pack may feature a bagel with that cream cheese on it, or a jar of mustard may picture a hot dog in a bun with mustard on it.

As a disclaimer a serving suggestion also serves to remove any legal obligation on the part of the manufacturer to provide the other items pictured with their product.

When used with a cooking recipe, it is a recommendation from the author as a way to serve the dish.

A soy cheese package with a serving suggestion - the product itself is shown smeared on a cracker, accompanied by pretzels and grapes. The text "Serving suggestion" can be seen on the lower border of the serving suggestion image.