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holm02
holm02 Posts: 13 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What weight in food is it when they keep refering to a cup please .

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,001 Member
    You can't compare weight and cups. Cups are volume, weight is weight. A cup of say, flaked coconut will weigh far, far less than a cup of rice.
  • holm02
    holm02 Posts: 13 Member
    Ok thanks anyway.So I suppose I need to weigh whatever each thing is and work it out.]

  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,001 Member
    Weigh solids, use cups for liquids. Best way to be accurate.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    holm02 wrote: »
    Ok thanks anyway.So I suppose I need to weigh whatever each thing is and work it out.]

    Weigh solids....serving sizes always give a weight, or nutrition per 100g. Use these numbers for accuracy! Measure liquids.
  • chriskangell
    chriskangell Posts: 29 Member
    edited June 2015
    I weigh liquids too (why not?), including things like olive and coconut oil, almond milk, vegetable broth that's going into a soup, etc. You can place your glass or pot on a scale and pour into it without having to use (and clean!) measuring cups :-).
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,001 Member
    chriskangell wrote: »
    I weigh liquids too (why not?), including things like olive and coconut oil, almond milk, vegetable broth that's going into a soup, etc.

    If you can find accurate info for them by weight rather than volume, sure. I just find a lot of the time you can't.
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    Weight your solid foods and use a liquid measuring cup for your liquids.
  • holm02
    holm02 Posts: 13 Member
    Thanks

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