Oatmeal

galinazo

If you make a single serving of oatmeal, it's easy to count the calories. However, if you are making it family style, how much is a single serving cooked? 1/2 cup, 1 cup, etc?

Iwantahealthierme30

Pretend you are making a single serving. I would say if you're not eating anything else with it a cup is fine, if you are half of that.

NovusDies

Weigh the total amount made and divide it by the number of servings.

If you are the only one eating it then it doesn't matter as long as the total is logged by the time it is all eaten. If I make 5 servings of something that I plan to eat during the week I eyeball the 5 servings and log 1 per day. It doesn't actually matter if one day I eat 1.2 servings and the next I eat .8. The only thing that might matter is if I accidentally eat so much that by the last time I am eating it I only get .25 servings. lol.

cmriverside

I would also say that if you are adding anything to it in the pot such as butter, milk, nuts, sugar etc, then maybe make a Recipe for it. Then you will have the calories for all the added things too.

RockingWithLJ

1/2 dry is equivalent to 1 cup cooked

AnnPT77

RockingWithLJ wrote: »

1/2 dry is equivalent to 1 cup cooked

Um, maybe? Depends on type of oatmail (instant, quick, old-fashioned, thick-rolled vs. regular), and how much water. For example, I eat 30g oatmeal, dry weight. The former source (bulk bin, local store) required 1/2C water to reach the desired texture. The current source (Costco) requires 3/4C water, for my preference. That is not thesame dry to cooked equivalence.

I agree with the weigh the whole pot, then your serving, or create a recipe, as the most accurate.