I bought a food scale, and I havent been eating what I thought!

diannethegeek

littlewomensmom wrote: »

Best and least expensive food scale? And where to find it.

You don't need anything too fancy. Look for a digital scale with a tare feature that can switch easily between grams and ounces. I got mine for about $20 at Target. Walmart, Amazon, eBay, some grocery stores, most kitchen supply places, etc stock them.

Annr

I have a scale that can change from oz's to grams to kgs to lbs. It's label is called Oneida, and it comes with a plastic tray you can put on it, before you start weighing items. It has a flat surface so you can put whatever container you wish to put on it to measure. I use it practically every meal! It was about $35. I think.

Annr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7ug7DGPpxU there ya go.

Mapalicious

littlewomensmom wrote: »

Best and least expensive food scale? And where to find it.

I LOVE this scale. Cost $15, and I have had it 2 years, still going strong: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FF1WJ0I?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

It can do oz, lbs, fluid ounces, grams, and ml. It can TARE, and go up to 11 lbs of weight.

blancoms

sunparakeet wrote: »

I usually put honey on my pancakes instead of syrup. Today I actually weighed out a tablespoon of honey and found that it was WAY more than I thought. When I was eyeballing, I was using about half! One tablespoon of honey is perfect for two small pancakes in my opinion

I actually got my food scale for baking, not for weight loss. Weighing out dry ingredients such as flour was a game-changer for me, especially for bread. Now I get consistant results every time. Plus I don't have to dirty as many measuring cups. I just tare the scale after I add each ingredient.

Now that I have the food scale, I weigh lots of things which helps me to more accurately eyeball portion sizes. That's why I think more people should get a food scale - just to get a visual on portion sizes, and after a month or so you wont even need it anymore. I have found that I am about dead-on perfect guessing the calories in an avocado. But cheese... An ounce of cheese is just sad!

sunparakeet wrote: »

I usually put honey on my pancakes instead of syrup. Today I actually weighed out a tablespoon of honey and found that it was WAY more than I thought. When I was eyeballing, I was using about half! One tablespoon of honey is perfect for two small pancakes in my opinion

I actually got my food scale for baking, not for weight loss. Weighing out dry ingredients such as flour was a game-changer for me, especially for bread. Now I get consistant results every time. Plus I don't have to dirty as many measuring cups. I just tare the scale after I add each ingredient.

Now that I have the food scale, I weigh lots of things which helps me to more accurately eyeball portion sizes. That's why I think more people should get a food scale - just to get a visual on portion sizes, and after a month or so you wont even need it anymore. I have found that I am about dead-on perfect guessing the calories in an avocado. But cheese... An ounce of cheese is just sad!

Yes, I love cheese! I don't eat as much of it now
It seems like a lot of things (like honey, I found that out too! ) don't measure right with spoons/cups. Grams and ounces are so much nicer to my stomach! Haha

Lucy1752

Escloflowne wrote: »

Weighing cereal is sad.....

Amen...I eat a serving in a coffee mug instead of a bowl because in a bowl it just looks so pathetic.