Now that you weigh your food
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Nuts. Love all my nuts. A quarter cup is not that much.0
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Cereal - too small a portion when weighed and wouldn't fill a hole in my tooth! I no longer eat the stuff, instead choose something filling and that will last out til lunchtime (good old eggs!)
And nuts!! they were an eye opener! soo many cals for so few....awwww!0 -
I get more cheese now. I also know that a package that claims 'about 2' servings is rarely true, it can be much more or much less.0
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barbecuesauce wrote: »barbecuesauce wrote: »Wildflower0071 wrote: »1/2 a cup,(125g) , is a lot of frozen yogurt!!!
Half a cup = 125 ml. NOT grams. Most ice cream/frozen yogurt servings are 100g or less...
Volumes =/ weights.
To add to that, I haven't had a frozen yogurt that didn't clock in around 65g.
The one I have right now is 86g but it has caramel swirls.
What kind?
Oikos salted caramel.Wildflower0071 wrote: »1/2 a cup,(125g) , is a lot of frozen yogurt!!!
Half a cup = 125 ml. NOT grams. Most ice cream/frozen yogurt servings are 100g or less...
Volumes =/ weights.
I've been logging ice cream as 113 g for 1/2 cup (4 oz = 113 g if my conversions are correct). For as much complaining that's done about the "useless" Imperial system, it's still the go-to measurement for semi-solids like ice cream, PB, margarine, canned fruits and veggies, etc. Apparently the nutritional info labelers believe volume = liquid since 1/2 c = 125 mL. On here, you get told to not use cups and measuring spoons, but no one offers proper advice on how to weigh out semi-solids such as ice cream other than "buy a pint and eat it all" or "melt it, then weigh it". Of course, that then leads to the "you're not weighing your food correctly" comments if you ask for any help.
That's what's surprised me since I've used a food scale. The labels don't show proper conversions of Imperial and metric weights and measures. Thank gods I can figure out how to convert between the two.
Volume =/ weight. 1/2 cup is 4 FLUID ounces.
You're probably eating 30% or 40% extra calories from your ice cream or frozen yogurt. If you can't find the weight per serving in the database, google it and see if you can find the nutrition information on the US site. If you can't find the exact brand, find an equivalent one, but there is no ice cream or frozen yogurt brand that has a serving size of 113g.
I know that Canada is annoying for that but the ONLY thing that weighs 113g for 4 fluid ounces is water. So no, apparently you don't know how to convert between the two.
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I was surprised about cheese in a good way. I always knew calories could add up with it and didn't care.... I shred cheese myself from a block and always stop before an ounce thinking it's a lot then am happy i can have more. It helps to have a strong flavored cheese and put it on the top of things and not hidden inside things as far as tasting those calories. I no longer eat burgers with cheese unless it's with a really good cheese I can taste.
Cereal I found a way to have more - I weigh a portion or 1.5 portions of my yummy cereal, amount depends on calories I can use, then I add a serving of puffed kamut and mix it in - 15g is more than it seems it would be and only 50 calories.
Baked goods surprised me...the weights vary so much and a lot of the time a pre-cut slice of this or that is higher weight than stated on the package and enough to make an impact, especially if someone has a small deficit to work with.
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Wait, so can someone tell me how to weigh my sorbet? I've been doing it wrong apparently. 125ml of Chapman's sorbet...do I use a measuring cup? lol
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This makes me feel the need to get a food scale, like urgently.0
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Ketchup. Ahhh yes. The way people used to go on about condiments I thought it would be ridiculous. A real serving of ketchup is fairly large.0
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Amber_hanson27 wrote: »Maybe a little off topic however, I used my scale the other day to show my young boys that YES YOU AND YOUR BROTHER HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MAC N CHEESE. We haven't had that argument since!!!
I love this! I only have one kid, but I may have to use this when the cousins are over.
I used mine to weigh my kitten. He's little enough to do it, the trick is just getting his furry butt to stay still long enough to read it. (My older cat? He'd break it.)0 -
Wait, so can someone tell me how to weigh my sorbet? I've been doing it wrong apparently. 125ml of Chapman's sorbet...do I use a measuring cup? lol
Well from what I've seen, sorbet is everywhere from 73g to 105g for a serving. But Chapman is 80 calories per serving, which seems closer to the ones that are 75-80g per serving, so I'd use 80g, personally.
The ones that seem to be 100g per serving are typically 120 calories.
Anyway, I'd just check the database in this case to find something similar in calories as a base of comparison (which obviously is annoying because most people don't enter grams in the database unfortunately).0 -
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barbecuesauce wrote: »barbecuesauce wrote: »Wildflower0071 wrote: »1/2 a cup,(125g) , is a lot of frozen yogurt!!!
Half a cup = 125 ml. NOT grams. Most ice cream/frozen yogurt servings are 100g or less...
Volumes =/ weights.
To add to that, I haven't had a frozen yogurt that didn't clock in around 65g.
The one I have right now is 86g but it has caramel swirls.
What kind?
Oikos salted caramel.Wildflower0071 wrote: »1/2 a cup,(125g) , is a lot of frozen yogurt!!!
Half a cup = 125 ml. NOT grams. Most ice cream/frozen yogurt servings are 100g or less...
Volumes =/ weights.
I've been logging ice cream as 113 g for 1/2 cup (4 oz = 113 g if my conversions are correct). For as much complaining that's done about the "useless" Imperial system, it's still the go-to measurement for semi-solids like ice cream, PB, margarine, canned fruits and veggies, etc. Apparently the nutritional info labelers believe volume = liquid since 1/2 c = 125 mL. On here, you get told to not use cups and measuring spoons, but no one offers proper advice on how to weigh out semi-solids such as ice cream other than "buy a pint and eat it all" or "melt it, then weigh it". Of course, that then leads to the "you're not weighing your food correctly" comments if you ask for any help.
That's what's surprised me since I've used a food scale. The labels don't show proper conversions of Imperial and metric weights and measures. Thank gods I can figure out how to convert between the two.
Volume =/ weight. 1/2 cup is 4 FLUID ounces.
You're probably eating 30% or 40% extra calories from your ice cream or frozen yogurt. If you can't find the weight per serving in the database, google it and see if you can find the nutrition information on the US site. If you can't find the exact brand, find an equivalent one, but there is no ice cream or frozen yogurt brand that has a serving size of 113g.
I know that Canada is annoying for that but the ONLY thing that weighs 113g for 4 fluid ounces is water. So no, apparently you don't know how to convert between the two.
Okay, so enlighten me with the gram weight of 4 fluid ounces of ice cream. I'd like to also add butter, margarine, yogurt, salad dressing, and sauces like Ragu and bbq to that list. All have mL and Imperial measurements and since the only thing that 1 mL = 1 gram is water, please convert these for the rest of us who can't weigh out properly.
How much does 30mL of bbq sauce, 1/2 cup of pasta sauce, 2 tsp of butter, 15 mL of ranch dressing weigh?0 -
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TakingBackForever wrote: »Salad dressing. I was so sad when I couldn't drown my veggies in ranch.
Cereal was a hard one too, but I am getting darn good at pouring 31g of my Special K Protein.
Not to derail, but try the Bolthouse Farms yogurt dressings. 45 calories for 2T of their Peppercorn Ranch, and it is yummy (all their flavors are yummy).
What flavor did you get? I was excited to try the blue cheese but thought it was so gross.
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barbecuesauce wrote: »barbecuesauce wrote: »Wildflower0071 wrote: »1/2 a cup,(125g) , is a lot of frozen yogurt!!!
Half a cup = 125 ml. NOT grams. Most ice cream/frozen yogurt servings are 100g or less...
Volumes =/ weights.
To add to that, I haven't had a frozen yogurt that didn't clock in around 65g.
The one I have right now is 86g but it has caramel swirls.
What kind?
Oikos salted caramel.Wildflower0071 wrote: »1/2 a cup,(125g) , is a lot of frozen yogurt!!!
Half a cup = 125 ml. NOT grams. Most ice cream/frozen yogurt servings are 100g or less...
Volumes =/ weights.
I've been logging ice cream as 113 g for 1/2 cup (4 oz = 113 g if my conversions are correct). For as much complaining that's done about the "useless" Imperial system, it's still the go-to measurement for semi-solids like ice cream, PB, margarine, canned fruits and veggies, etc. Apparently the nutritional info labelers believe volume = liquid since 1/2 c = 125 mL. On here, you get told to not use cups and measuring spoons, but no one offers proper advice on how to weigh out semi-solids such as ice cream other than "buy a pint and eat it all" or "melt it, then weigh it". Of course, that then leads to the "you're not weighing your food correctly" comments if you ask for any help.
That's what's surprised me since I've used a food scale. The labels don't show proper conversions of Imperial and metric weights and measures. Thank gods I can figure out how to convert between the two.
Volume =/ weight. 1/2 cup is 4 FLUID ounces.
You're probably eating 30% or 40% extra calories from your ice cream or frozen yogurt. If you can't find the weight per serving in the database, google it and see if you can find the nutrition information on the US site. If you can't find the exact brand, find an equivalent one, but there is no ice cream or frozen yogurt brand that has a serving size of 113g.
I know that Canada is annoying for that but the ONLY thing that weighs 113g for 4 fluid ounces is water. So no, apparently you don't know how to convert between the two.
Okay, so enlighten me with the gram weight of 4 fluid ounces of ice cream. I'd like to also add butter, margarine, yogurt, salad dressing, and sauces like Ragu and bbq to that list. All have mL and Imperial measurements and since the only thing that 1 mL = 1 gram is water, please convert these for the rest of us who can't weigh out properly.
How much does 30mL of bbq sauce, 1/2 cup of pasta sauce, 2 tsp of butter, 15 mL of ranch dressing weigh?
Depends on the brand. Look for an equivalent in the database. Ice cream is typically 65g to 100g a serving but it depends on the brand and mix in obviously.
For bbq sauce here a serving is usually 35g. For dressing it's about the same. Pasta sauce 125g, butter I forgot but it's in the database.0 -
Protein: I was severely overestimating the weight of meats and such. This was a happy surprise. More food!0
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TakingBackForever wrote: »Salad dressing. I was so sad when I couldn't drown my veggies in ranch.
Cereal was a hard one too, but I am getting darn good at pouring 31g of my Special K Protein.
Not to derail, but try the Bolthouse Farms yogurt dressings. 45 calories for 2T of their Peppercorn Ranch, and it is yummy (all their flavors are yummy).
What flavor did you get? I was excited to try the blue cheese but thought it was so gross.
I like their honey mustard, caramelized sweet onion, cilantro avocado, and classic ranch flavors. I kinda feel like bleu cheese dressing is one of those things that can only taste right if you make it in all of its full-fat glory, so I don't even try reduced-calorie or reduced-fat versions.
Makes sense! I might try another.
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barbecuesauce wrote: »barbecuesauce wrote: »Wildflower0071 wrote: »1/2 a cup,(125g) , is a lot of frozen yogurt!!!
Half a cup = 125 ml. NOT grams. Most ice cream/frozen yogurt servings are 100g or less...
Volumes =/ weights.
To add to that, I haven't had a frozen yogurt that didn't clock in around 65g.
The one I have right now is 86g but it has caramel swirls.
What kind?
Oikos salted caramel.Wildflower0071 wrote: »1/2 a cup,(125g) , is a lot of frozen yogurt!!!
Half a cup = 125 ml. NOT grams. Most ice cream/frozen yogurt servings are 100g or less...
Volumes =/ weights.
I've been logging ice cream as 113 g for 1/2 cup (4 oz = 113 g if my conversions are correct). For as much complaining that's done about the "useless" Imperial system, it's still the go-to measurement for semi-solids like ice cream, PB, margarine, canned fruits and veggies, etc. Apparently the nutritional info labelers believe volume = liquid since 1/2 c = 125 mL. On here, you get told to not use cups and measuring spoons, but no one offers proper advice on how to weigh out semi-solids such as ice cream other than "buy a pint and eat it all" or "melt it, then weigh it". Of course, that then leads to the "you're not weighing your food correctly" comments if you ask for any help.
That's what's surprised me since I've used a food scale. The labels don't show proper conversions of Imperial and metric weights and measures. Thank gods I can figure out how to convert between the two.
Volume =/ weight. 1/2 cup is 4 FLUID ounces.
You're probably eating 30% or 40% extra calories from your ice cream or frozen yogurt. If you can't find the weight per serving in the database, google it and see if you can find the nutrition information on the US site. If you can't find the exact brand, find an equivalent one, but there is no ice cream or frozen yogurt brand that has a serving size of 113g.
I know that Canada is annoying for that but the ONLY thing that weighs 113g for 4 fluid ounces is water. So no, apparently you don't know how to convert between the two.
Okay, so enlighten me with the gram weight of 4 fluid ounces of ice cream. I'd like to also add butter, margarine, yogurt, salad dressing, and sauces like Ragu and bbq to that list. All have mL and Imperial measurements and since the only thing that 1 mL = 1 gram is water, please convert these for the rest of us who can't weigh out properly.
How much does 30mL of bbq sauce, 1/2 cup of pasta sauce, 2 tsp of butter, 15 mL of ranch dressing weigh?
Depends on the brand. Look for an equivalent in the database. Ice cream is typically 65g to 100g a serving but it depends on the brand and mix in obviously.
For bbq sauce here a serving is usually 35g. For dressing it's about the same. Pasta sauce 125g, butter I forgot but it's in the database.
So it's just check the food database then? Thank you, but that doesn't help since 1/2 cup/125mL is the listed size. I'll stick with 113 grams and stay overweight. Yes, I'm being b!tchy about it because you're telling me that I'm measuring wrong (which I understand because I am), but don't offer any solution on how to fix it except check an unreliable database that changes on an hourly basis. I'm having a lol over pasta sauce being 125 g but ice cream has to be <100 g.0 -
Mushrooms! Always lighter than I think they will be. Seeds like sesame, poppy, hemp, etc. always weigh less than I think they will. Berries, too, of course. I always get more potato for my gram than expected.
Yoghurt always weighs more than I think it will, though, and cheese too...0 -
barbecuesauce wrote: »barbecuesauce wrote: »Wildflower0071 wrote: »1/2 a cup,(125g) , is a lot of frozen yogurt!!!
Half a cup = 125 ml. NOT grams. Most ice cream/frozen yogurt servings are 100g or less...
Volumes =/ weights.
To add to that, I haven't had a frozen yogurt that didn't clock in around 65g.
The one I have right now is 86g but it has caramel swirls.
What kind?
Oikos salted caramel.Wildflower0071 wrote: »1/2 a cup,(125g) , is a lot of frozen yogurt!!!
Half a cup = 125 ml. NOT grams. Most ice cream/frozen yogurt servings are 100g or less...
Volumes =/ weights.
I've been logging ice cream as 113 g for 1/2 cup (4 oz = 113 g if my conversions are correct). For as much complaining that's done about the "useless" Imperial system, it's still the go-to measurement for semi-solids like ice cream, PB, margarine, canned fruits and veggies, etc. Apparently the nutritional info labelers believe volume = liquid since 1/2 c = 125 mL. On here, you get told to not use cups and measuring spoons, but no one offers proper advice on how to weigh out semi-solids such as ice cream other than "buy a pint and eat it all" or "melt it, then weigh it". Of course, that then leads to the "you're not weighing your food correctly" comments if you ask for any help.
That's what's surprised me since I've used a food scale. The labels don't show proper conversions of Imperial and metric weights and measures. Thank gods I can figure out how to convert between the two.
Volume =/ weight. 1/2 cup is 4 FLUID ounces.
You're probably eating 30% or 40% extra calories from your ice cream or frozen yogurt. If you can't find the weight per serving in the database, google it and see if you can find the nutrition information on the US site. If you can't find the exact brand, find an equivalent one, but there is no ice cream or frozen yogurt brand that has a serving size of 113g.
I know that Canada is annoying for that but the ONLY thing that weighs 113g for 4 fluid ounces is water. So no, apparently you don't know how to convert between the two.
Okay, so enlighten me with the gram weight of 4 fluid ounces of ice cream. I'd like to also add butter, margarine, yogurt, salad dressing, and sauces like Ragu and bbq to that list. All have mL and Imperial measurements and since the only thing that 1 mL = 1 gram is water, please convert these for the rest of us who can't weigh out properly.
How much does 30mL of bbq sauce, 1/2 cup of pasta sauce, 2 tsp of butter, 15 mL of ranch dressing weigh?
Depends on the brand. Look for an equivalent in the database. Ice cream is typically 65g to 100g a serving but it depends on the brand and mix in obviously.
For bbq sauce here a serving is usually 35g. For dressing it's about the same. Pasta sauce 125g, butter I forgot but it's in the database.
So it's just check the food database then? Thank you, but that doesn't help since 1/2 cup/125mL is the listed size. I'll stick with 113 grams and stay overweight. Yes, I'm being b!tchy about it because you're telling me that I'm measuring wrong (which I understand because I am), but don't offer any solution on how to fix it except check an unreliable database that changes on an hourly basis. I'm having a lol over pasta sauce being 125 g but ice cream has to be <100 g.
If you can't find the exact brand, find something similar with a listing in grams. It's not rocket science, and it will probably be closer than your 113g of ice cream anyway.
But whatever, just keep eating 30% more ice cream, it's only 75 extra calories after all.0 -
Wait, so can someone tell me how to weigh my sorbet? I've been doing it wrong apparently. 125ml of Chapman's sorbet...do I use a measuring cup? lol
Well from what I've seen, sorbet is everywhere from 73g to 105g for a serving. But Chapman is 80 calories per serving, which seems closer to the ones that are 75-80g per serving, so I'd use 80g, personally.
The ones that seem to be 100g per serving are typically 120 calories.
Anyway, I'd just check the database in this case to find something similar in calories as a base of comparison (which obviously is annoying because most people don't enter grams in the database unfortunately).
Thank you so much! I really appreciate this. This is totally new to me and I feel totally thrown off thinking of the past few months of what I have been eating!0 -
So it's just check the food database then? Thank you, but that doesn't help since 1/2 cup/125mL is the listed size. I'll stick with 113 grams and stay overweight. Yes, I'm being b!tchy about it because you're telling me that I'm measuring wrong (which I understand because I am), but don't offer any solution on how to fix it except check an unreliable database that changes on an hourly basis. I'm having a lol over pasta sauce being 125 g but ice cream has to be <100 g.
No need for this tone. She is trying to be helpful.0 -
Wait, so can someone tell me how to weigh my sorbet? I've been doing it wrong apparently. 125ml of Chapman's sorbet...do I use a measuring cup? lol
Well from what I've seen, sorbet is everywhere from 73g to 105g for a serving. But Chapman is 80 calories per serving, which seems closer to the ones that are 75-80g per serving, so I'd use 80g, personally.
The ones that seem to be 100g per serving are typically 120 calories.
Anyway, I'd just check the database in this case to find something similar in calories as a base of comparison (which obviously is annoying because most people don't enter grams in the database unfortunately).
Thank you so much! I really appreciate this. This is totally new to me and I feel totally thrown off thinking of the past few months of what I have been eating!
Yeah it sucks. I don't get why they just don't give the weight, it's not exactly easy to cram ice cream in a measuring cup to know exactly how much you're getting (although I guess you could).0 -
It's annoying when manufacturers use what appears to be a randomly selected 'portion' size. Luckily, the vast majority do quote per 100g, no matter what the other quoted figures on there. If you can do basic calculations (or your computer calculator can!), it's fairly straightforward to work out the amount. My way round stuff like not knowing the weight of something like ice cream is to weigh your ice cream carton/container. Zero the scale, take out your portion, reweigh, and the minus figure is how much you've had. I do this (thanks to someone else's tip) for lots of things, like jars of mayo, ketchup etc, where the individual weight of semi-liquid products is a *kitten* to work out.Yeah it sucks. I don't get why they just don't give the weight, it's not exactly easy to cram ice cream in a measuring cup to know exactly how much you're getting (although I guess you could).
Thanks to MFP forum advice, I've fairly quickly made sense of all the food diary entries, and how to find the ones that are most accurate. That's definitely changed how I measure my food - it was usually in grams, but I didn't start off measuring things that had a stated amount on the pack. Now I know that things like individual yogurt pots aren't necessarily the weight stated, I always do a quick weigh, and recalculate accordingly. Preparing my lunch the night before gives me tonnes of time to enter the items, and work out my calorie numbers before the day even starts!0
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