So I bought a food scale....

rekite2000

Cheese was a huge eye opener for me! I was probably eating 3x the serving size. I can now usually do exactly one serving slices now (still weigh to be sure though- feels good to be right)

glassyo

sadiebrawl wrote: »

Thank you all for the info! If i actually use tablespoons for my PB is that not 32 grams like the jar says? I didn't think I would need to weigh it...

Well, I know in my case, my stomach is bigger than my eyes so it would be one big heapin' tablespoon! I think it's safer to weigh the more calorie dense food just in case.

AngryViking1970

christinev297 wrote: »

Wait until you weigh stuff like cereal and peanut butter etc It is quite the depressing experience

Truth. And 1 oz. of mixed nuts is pitiful.

AngryViking1970

sadiebrawl wrote: »

Thank you all for the info! If i actually use tablespoons for my PB is that not 32 grams like the jar says? I didn't think I would need to weigh it...

If you're using measuring spoons, there's a lot of room for error, especially for something as calorie dense as PB. Which I love. LOL

BWBTrish

sadiebrawl wrote: »

Thank you all for the info! If i actually use tablespoons for my PB is that not 32 grams like the jar says? I didn't think I would need to weigh it...

When i take a tablespoon of peanut butter and weigh it to check i have always more...a lot more rofl almost half sometimes.

So i do those kinda things different. I take a knife, put the jar on the scale and take out my ingredient like butter or peanut butter or jam. The scale gives a negative number so -32 is my real table spoon of PB.

nm212

Are calories always measured by weight though? Your avocado example makes me wonder...I haven't tried a food scale yet, but I am curious.

kshama2001

Kalikel wrote: »

I've tried several scales and like the OXO the best. When you first turn it on, it does a quick 3, 2, 1 countdown, but after that it tares quickly. It had a pull-out display so you can see the display with a plate on the scale. It's small. It's not cheap, though.

The other good one is the postal scale, but you can't see the display with a plate on it and it's best to keep it covered with plastic wrap since it wasn't designed as a food scale, lol.

The others I tried weren't entirely accurate or took too long to tare or whatever.

I put the OXO on my Christmas wish list last year after seeing that it was America's Test Kitchen's top pick for a digital food scale.

Digital Scales

Good habits, such as weighing baking ingredients, can make you a better cook. We've found a good kitchen scale to be an essential kitchen item.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - WINNER

OXO Food Scale

Exceptionally intuitive. The super-clear display offers an optional backlight, four easy-to-read buttons, and, unique to OXO, can be pulled out from the large, removable (i.e. washable) platform when weighing bulky items.



http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WJMTNA/?tag=atkequippilot-20

This one has an 11 pound capacity; OXO makes one with a 5 # capacity that is cheaper.

glassyo

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »

sadiebrawl wrote: »

Thank you all for the info! If i actually use tablespoons for my PB is that not 32 grams like the jar says? I didn't think I would need to weigh it...

When i take a tablespoon of peanut butter and weigh it to check i have always more...a lot more rofl almost half sometimes.

So i do those kinda things different. I take a knife, put the jar on the scale and take out my ingredient like butter or peanut butter or jam. The scale gives a negative number so -32 is my real table spoon of PB.

I've been doing that with a small jar of cookie butter. And a spoon. And my mouth.

sadiebrawl

OMG i love cookie butter. I have to have my DH hide it and just let it out when I want a little. Pathetic I know....

callsitlikeiseeit

use grams whenever possible. it will be more accurate.

ironically, im really good at eyeballing a tbsp of peanut butter. mmmm peanut butter LOLOLOLOL (but i weigh it anyways just for more complete accuracy)

rachelbouc

lindaloo9331 wrote: »

rachelbouc wrote: »

Congrats! Oh my, I weighed out grapes today. The cup measurement said that a cup was 50 or so calories. Nope! Thank goodness for scales!

rice was one of my OMG moments, 1/4 cup dry weighed 60grams and the serving size was 45grams dry so I was overeating by 40 extra calories on just that one thing. thankful for my scale to keep me right.

I started weighing oatmeal too. That was depressing as well...

auddii

callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »

use grams whenever possible. it will be more accurate.

ironically, im really good at eyeballing a tbsp of peanut butter. mmmm peanut butter LOLOLOLOL (but i weigh it anyways just for more complete accuracy)

When I got my scale I realized I was underestimating my peanut butter. Score more peanut butter for me!

ASKyle

I was UNDERestimating my ranch which was the best surprise ever.

Cocoa1020

I bought a food scale. It has a feature that when i type in a code it tells me how many calories and carbs each item has for the weight I'm measuring. Perfect for fruit

http://www.target.com/p/perfect-portions-scale/-/A-13560576?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=google_pla_df&LNM=13560576&CPNG=Kitchen&kpid=13560576&LID=26pgs&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=13560576&kpid=13560576&gclid=CKXL0a6n8sYCFYGRHwod3EEO3Q

if anyone else is interested

Kexessa

Try a few days of measuring in grams. I find grams to be so much easier than ounces, I have no idea why. The scale was eye opening. I discovered I was overestimating everything. Hummus, peanut butter, salad dressing, avocados. And croutons. A serving size is seriously like 3 croutons. They aren't even worth the trouble, I don't buy them anymore.

Cocoa1020

Kexessa wrote: »

Try a few days of measuring in grams. I find grams to be so much easier than ounces, I have no idea why. The scale was eye opening. I discovered I was overestimating everything. Hummus, peanut butter, salad dressing, avocados. And croutons. A serving size is seriously like 3 croutons. They aren't even worth the trouble, I don't buy them anymore.

my big thing is carbs. like rice and cereal. i measure those out so I'm not over eating them.

Kexessa

Cocoa1020 wrote: »

Kexessa wrote: »

Try a few days of measuring in grams. I find grams to be so much easier than ounces, I have no idea why. The scale was eye opening. I discovered I was overestimating everything. Hummus, peanut butter, salad dressing, avocados. And croutons. A serving size is seriously like 3 croutons. They aren't even worth the trouble, I don't buy them anymore.

my big thing is carbs. like rice and cereal. i measure those out so I'm not over eating them.

Oddly enough I don't like cereal, any kind. I'm not a fan of rice in any form either. The Minute Maid multi grain medley is ok though. Potatoes are my weakness. And bread. Never met a bread I didn't like.

Cocoa1020

Kexessa wrote: »

Cocoa1020 wrote: »

Kexessa wrote: »

Try a few days of measuring in grams. I find grams to be so much easier than ounces, I have no idea why. The scale was eye opening. I discovered I was overestimating everything. Hummus, peanut butter, salad dressing, avocados. And croutons. A serving size is seriously like 3 croutons. They aren't even worth the trouble, I don't buy them anymore.

my big thing is carbs. like rice and cereal. i measure those out so I'm not over eating them.

Oddly enough I don't like cereal, any kind. I'm not a fan of rice in any form either. The Minute Maid multi grain medley is ok though. Potatoes are my weakness. And bread. Never met a bread I didn't like.

I eat Kashi berry, i measure it out and then throw in some chia seeds and berries make it a little healthier lollol
Also I am dominican so i was born with a plate of rice and beans XD but ill eat brown rice instead of white and right now i've been eating Farro (love it omg) and as for the bread.... i HATE RYE BREAD but other than that.... i like them all but don't eat it often.