Always weigh!

mom2wessarah
mom2wessarah Posts: 72 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Just a comment about portion size and calories. I had some hummus today. The label says 2 TBS (28g/1oz) is a serving size. However, when I weighed 2 TBS, is was more than 28g! Not a rounded tablespoon, but a take a knife and run it along the top of the measuring spoon tablespoon.

Just saying I'm glad I started weighing everything and not necessarily going by the volume measurement. I thought I'd share because I'm sure there are some volume measurers out there.

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  • MissusMoon
    MissusMoon Posts: 1,900 Member
    I want to scream this from the MFP rooftops almost every day. Not even a slice of bread can be trusted!
  • barr04
    barr04 Posts: 2 Member
    I've just started weighing my food and it's an amazing eye opener!! I'm a bit lost, however, on how to weigh cooked meat. I try to weigh raw, but there are times when I forget, have leftovers, or whatever. Is 3oz raw = to 3oz cooked??? Thanks for any insight!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    barr04 wrote: »
    I've just started weighing my food and it's an amazing eye opener!! I'm a bit lost, however, on how to weigh cooked meat. I try to weigh raw, but there are times when I forget, have leftovers, or whatever. Is 3oz raw = to 3oz cooked??? Thanks for any insight!

    If you weigh it after cooking then you need to find an accurate and appropriate entry from the database that specifies it's for the cooked weight. Preferably one that tells you how it was cooked (ie you wouldn't want a boiled entry if you grilled it because the two methods will cause different amounts of water loss).
  • rankinsect
    rankinsect Posts: 2,238 Member
    barr04 wrote: »
    I've just started weighing my food and it's an amazing eye opener!! I'm a bit lost, however, on how to weigh cooked meat. I try to weigh raw, but there are times when I forget, have leftovers, or whatever. Is 3oz raw = to 3oz cooked??? Thanks for any insight!

    No, and it's often not even close. It depends a lot on how it's cooked, too. A wet cooking method will produce very different results than a dry cooking method.
  • barr04
    barr04 Posts: 2 Member
    Thank you. I see now the database has info for both cooked and raw...I was thinking all info was for raw only. :)
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