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Weighing bananas

opal66
opal66 Posts: 1
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
hi all. Do you weigh bananas with or without the peel to determine calories as there's a huge difference ! Thanks
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  • obscuremusicreference
    obscuremusicreference Posts: 1,320 Member
    without
  • dougpconnell219
    dougpconnell219 Posts: 566 Member
    I am such a child. This title made me giggle.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    Do you eat the peel? If not then don't weigh it.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    I weigh the whole thing, eat the banana and then subtract the weight of the peel.
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    weigh what you eat.
    Ninkyou wrote: »
    I weigh the whole thing, eat the banana and then subtract the weight of the peel.

    I do this too if I bring bananas/fruit with me on the go. Bring the discards back and weigh them to subtract from my logged entry.
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  • Khukhullatus
    Khukhullatus Posts: 361 Member
    For fruit, I measure for a while then when I have a good average I start using that (plus twenty percent or so).
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    without
  • BWBTrish
    BWBTrish Posts: 2,817 Member
    you only weigh what you eat.
  • Marianna93637
    Marianna93637 Posts: 230 Member
    I only weigh what I eat (so no peel). One thing that makes things easier: usually all the bananas in the bunch (4-7 in one group usually) weigh the same. You just need to weigh one without the peel, you can assume the others will be the same weight. This way you just grab one and go, and you can log it later.
  • Virkati
    Virkati Posts: 679 Member
    TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »
    you only weigh what you eat.

    This ^^^^
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    Marianna93637 wrote: »
    I only weigh what I eat (so no peel). One thing that makes things easier: usually all the bananas in the bunch (4-7 in one group usually) weigh the same. You just need to weigh one without the peel, you can assume the others will be the same weight. This way you just grab one and go, and you can log it later.

    You must be buying magic bananas, because mine can vary significantly in a bunch.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    Marianna93637 wrote: »
    I only weigh what I eat (so no peel). One thing that makes things easier: usually all the bananas in the bunch (4-7 in one group usually) weigh the same. You just need to weigh one without the peel, you can assume the others will be the same weight. This way you just grab one and go, and you can log it later.

    For accurate logging you never assume. Just 10g of banana makes a difference of 10 calories and 2-3g of carbs. While that's not much if you did it for all things that are "close enough" you'd end up with less of a deficit, and then a post asking why you're not losing.
  • Virkati
    Virkati Posts: 679 Member
    I take my scale with me everywhere, every day. I will NOT sabotage my efforts with assumptions! Weigh it, eat it, log it. Period.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    edited February 2015
    ana3067 wrote: »
    Marianna93637 wrote: »
    I only weigh what I eat (so no peel). One thing that makes things easier: usually all the bananas in the bunch (4-7 in one group usually) weigh the same. You just need to weigh one without the peel, you can assume the others will be the same weight. This way you just grab one and go, and you can log it later.

    You must be buying magic bananas, because mine can vary significantly in a bunch.

    I want a magic banana. Will it make my butt look tighter?
  • Leyalin
    Leyalin Posts: 22 Member
    Ninkyou wrote: »
    I weigh the whole thing, eat the banana and then subtract the weight of the peel.
    Same here.
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    edited February 2015
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    ana3067 wrote: »
    Marianna93637 wrote: »
    I only weigh what I eat (so no peel). One thing that makes things easier: usually all the bananas in the bunch (4-7 in one group usually) weigh the same. You just need to weigh one without the peel, you can assume the others will be the same weight. This way you just grab one and go, and you can log it later.

    You must be buying magic bananas, because mine can vary significantly in a bunch.

    I want a magic banana. Will it make my butt look tighter?

    UHM, well.. it will make something else tighter......

    MBNewImage_ONoprah.png

    LOL. I didn't know this thing existed before making the above comment. IT WAS FATE.
  • Virkati
    Virkati Posts: 679 Member
    OMG hilarious!
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    A "magic banana" for "self-exploration"

    Oh. My. Hell.

    tumblr_inline_mzm2lcQp7v1qbjjs5.gif


  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    gwen-stefani-bananas-o.gif



    Okay. I think I'm done. Maybe not. I can't be sure.
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  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    emily_stew wrote: »
    ana3067 wrote: »
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    ana3067 wrote: »
    Marianna93637 wrote: »
    I only weigh what I eat (so no peel). One thing that makes things easier: usually all the bananas in the bunch (4-7 in one group usually) weigh the same. You just need to weigh one without the peel, you can assume the others will be the same weight. This way you just grab one and go, and you can log it later.

    You must be buying magic bananas, because mine can vary significantly in a bunch.

    I want a magic banana. Will it make my butt look tighter?

    UHM, well.. it will make something else tighter......

    MBNewImage_ONoprah.png

    LOL. I didn't know this thing existed before making the above comment. IT WAS FATE.

    OMG. I kind of really want to know how that thing works, but kind of really....don't also. Magic Banana..self exploration... hahaha

    I think it uhm... goes in...

    CKpwGc7.gif
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    I don't weigh them at all. I either eat a whole or half simple.
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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Op hope you have a good sense of humour :p:D

    Ummm what was your question again....
    Oh! Yes I peel my bananas then weigh. If I don't have a scale nearby I just log a large banana
  • sgthaggard
    sgthaggard Posts: 581 Member
    I weigh with the peel. So, I'm eating a couple fewer calories than I've logged. Somehow, I'll survive.
  • ashleycde
    ashleycde Posts: 622 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    ana3067 wrote: »
    Marianna93637 wrote: »
    I only weigh what I eat (so no peel). One thing that makes things easier: usually all the bananas in the bunch (4-7 in one group usually) weigh the same. You just need to weigh one without the peel, you can assume the others will be the same weight. This way you just grab one and go, and you can log it later.

    You must be buying magic bananas, because mine can vary significantly in a bunch.

    I want a magic banana. Will it make my butt look tighter?

    I read that very wrong. *Snickers*

  • NikonPal
    NikonPal Posts: 1,346 Member
    edited February 2015
    When it comes to bananas I weigh with the skin removed. I actually only buy the mini (Baby) banana's & they only weigh 1/2 oz - 1 oz.; My way of controlling intake - here is a photo with and without other food. :) ( my personal preference is a small nutritious breakfast with a larger lunch/dinner/snacks)


    IMG_2003_breakfast_zpscqn77cxu.jpg

    20150131_091346_breakfast%20blank_zpsrdwn6hvh.jpg

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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Cute. I don't think I've ever seen a banana that small
  • pholbert
    pholbert Posts: 575 Member
    obscuremusicreference wrote: »
    without
    Without. you don't eat the peel.
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