Just bought a food scale...

ashleyShades
ashleyShades Posts: 375 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I just bought a food scale to log my food more precisely. I was surprised that a banana that I would consider a medium banana is actually nearly 2x the serving size that MFP has listed. Are there any foods that you were logging wrong or are surprised by?

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  • crystalewhite
    crystalewhite Posts: 422 Member
    When I first started I came into issues with any sort of fruit. What a medium apple to me is a large to some. Chicken breasts, too.
    What is really frustrating is to find things like maybe cubed chicken breasts listed in cups. So much room for error there. MFP has gotten really good about having base entries for so much stuff with any kind of measurement options you might need.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Fruits & veggies were my big surprise. MFP and I have very different ideas about what a "medium" sweet potato looks like.
  • ashleyShades
    ashleyShades Posts: 375 Member
    amyrebeccah wrote: »
    Cereal and nuts, always.

    I was also overestimating cheese, yogurt, and cottage cheese.

    Yep. I just had cottage cheese and pineapple and was overestimating my cottage cheese serving size as well.
  • AmazonMayan
    AmazonMayan Posts: 1,168 Member
    Most surprises have benefited me and I could have more, but I was surprised how much chicken breast weighs. Sweet potatoes are also heavier than I thought even when I try to get smaller ones
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