Biggest eye opener from weighing food
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For everyone having PB difficulties...check out PB2...it's AWESOME!!!! Especially in protein shakes, or on low cal tortillas with sugar-free preserves!
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So many calories in a whole avocado
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Can I jump in on this discussion?? @Peterjens, there are Tostitos Cantina chips. They are thinner and it feels like you get more for an ounce of them then an ounce of regular tortilla chips. I know an ounce is an ounce, but it feels like more because they are thinner. Just an FYI.0
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Thank you for this post on weighing food. I lost 80lbs through Curves. I am no longer with them and have been struggling to lose another 20lbs. I've never weighed my food. I'm hoping this will help. I've been pretty much "eye-balling" my portions or using standard measuring cups.0
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My biggest eyeopener:
EVERYTHING HAS SALT
Actually, I found the opposite is true. I have been craving salty food for months, and it wasn't until I started with MFP and started tracking everything I eat that I discovered that my salt intake is very low. Less than half the daily recommended value.
Fruit and veg don't have salt. Neither does rice and quinoa. Chicken might, but very low quantities.
I started salting my food, and occasionally even taking electrolyte tablets on days when my salt intake was particularly low, and the cravings for salty food went away.
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GuitarJerry wrote: »Why can't you measure it out dry, and that's it? If you make 4 portions, eat 4 portions. It's simple math.
It's always the dry weight. Always.
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My biggest eyeopener:
EVERYTHING HAS SALT
Actually, I found the opposite is true. I have been craving salty food for months, and it wasn't until I started with MFP and started tracking everything I eat that I discovered that my salt intake is very low. Less than half the daily recommended value.
Fruit and veg don't have salt. Neither does rice and quinoa. Chicken might, but very low quantities.
I started salting my food, and occasionally even taking electrolyte tablets on days when my salt intake was particularly low, and the cravings for salty food went away.
That's how I am. I need to watch salt, but I don't have anything like chips or bread, so rarely am I even close to being at the level I need to pay attention. I do the majority of my cooking from scratch, and can't manually add enough salt to compete with the packaged food.0 -
Peanut butter. It's so caloric the only thing I can eat with it is celery or will be too many cals, and I hate celery. I won't be buying anymore of it.0
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Almonds and tortillas were very disappointing.
What I was most surprised about in a good way was proteins, especially fish.0 -
Eggs surprised me. For years I used the 1 large = 50g assumption, without thinking about it actually being an average. I started weighing the eggs after I cracked them into a bowl when I changed how I was cooking them, and realized a lot of times, they'll all be over or all be under. If I'm making something with 3 eggs, it'll sometimes work out that I'm short or over by "half" an egg.
They surprised me too. I have to say, though, that Eggland's Best eggs are pretty much consistent within a carton. I usually only get them when they're on sale. They're all pretty much within a gram or two of each other.
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mamapeach910 wrote: »Eggs surprised me. For years I used the 1 large = 50g assumption, without thinking about it actually being an average. I started weighing the eggs after I cracked them into a bowl when I changed how I was cooking them, and realized a lot of times, they'll all be over or all be under. If I'm making something with 3 eggs, it'll sometimes work out that I'm short or over by "half" an egg.
They surprised me too. I have to say, though, that Eggland's Best eggs are pretty much consistent within a carton. I usually only get them when they're on sale. They're all pretty much within a gram or two of each other.
Not mine, I used two this morning and it was 106g total.0 -
launchpadmkquak wrote: »Almonds and tortillas were very disappointing.
What I was most surprised about in a good way was proteins, especially fish.
Ugh, yes, tortillas. They are not worth 100 calories each! ~grumble~0 -
mamapeach910 wrote: »Eggs surprised me. For years I used the 1 large = 50g assumption, without thinking about it actually being an average. I started weighing the eggs after I cracked them into a bowl when I changed how I was cooking them, and realized a lot of times, they'll all be over or all be under. If I'm making something with 3 eggs, it'll sometimes work out that I'm short or over by "half" an egg.
They surprised me too. I have to say, though, that Eggland's Best eggs are pretty much consistent within a carton. I usually only get them when they're on sale. They're all pretty much within a gram or two of each other.
Not mine, I used two this morning and it was 106g total.
I had an entire carton of 18 and every single egg was either 48 or 49. Dang! So much for that theory
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I was surprised by weighing chicken (breast meat) and steak. I was eating 2.5+ servings before I started to weigh.0
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@Machka9My biggest eyeopener:
EVERYTHING HAS SALT
Actually, I found the opposite is true. I have been craving salty food for months, and it wasn't until I started with MFP and started tracking everything I eat that I discovered that my salt intake is very low. Less than half the daily recommended value.
Fruit and veg don't have salt. Neither does rice and quinoa. Chicken might, but very low quantities.
I started salting my food, and occasionally even taking electrolyte tablets on days when my salt intake was particularly low, and the cravings for salty food went away.
Actually some veggies and fruit do contain sodium. Chicken depending on the brand and packaging can have quite a bit in as well. It really would depend on if you're buying something like Smart Chicken vs. the super size bags of chicken breasts. Some soak the chicken in salt water so it adds more weight to the pkg.
I actually was quite surprised when I measured out carrots and saw the sodium in them, I'd never thought about it before tracking.
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mamapeach910 wrote: »Eggs surprised me. For years I used the 1 large = 50g assumption, without thinking about it actually being an average. I started weighing the eggs after I cracked them into a bowl when I changed how I was cooking them, and realized a lot of times, they'll all be over or all be under. If I'm making something with 3 eggs, it'll sometimes work out that I'm short or over by "half" an egg.
They surprised me too. I have to say, though, that Eggland's Best eggs are pretty much consistent within a carton. I usually only get them when they're on sale. They're all pretty much within a gram or two of each other.
I did the 'assumption' too, never have I weighed out an egg..I trusted the egg. Silly me!
Same with bread, you all are weighing a piece of bread, I guess I pull a piece out and figured by the time I finished the loaf it evened out.
Sheesh, I've been here for quite awhile you'd think I'd have seen a thread on eggs, bread etc. by now. lol
@slaite1 This is a very very informative thread... glad you all are posting... I definitely am learning quite a bit.
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that my 112g chicken breast was really 300g+
thanks walmart...0 -
I was pleasantly surprised by peanut butter. I only use 1 tbspn per sandwhich and feel like thats alot.
I was irritated measuring bananas.....holy calories! For fruit anyways (which I assumed was really low cal b/c its "healthy")0
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