How many winglets equals 4 ounces?

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dickersonbeverly148
dickersonbeverly148 Posts: 1 Member
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hello my name is Beverly

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 37,130 Member

    Hi, Beverly, and welcome!

    The simple answer is to use a food scale, then you'll know. They're not expensive, and they make calorie counting not just more accurate, but also easier.

    Am I saying you should take your food scale to a restaurant? No, not necessarily. Some people do that, and it's fine with me if people are comfortable doing that. For myself, I don't.

    If I wanted to know the weight of something I eat regularly/frequently, but that's a restaurant food, I'd probably guess at the weight initially. (Noting that our guesses get better with time/experience when using a food scale at home.)

    If I wanted to be more precise, I'd either get the food as takeout, or for something like winglets, just take one or two home in a takeout box after a particular meal. I could then weigh the winglet(s) and have an educated guess at how many average ones might add up to 4 ounces, or how much an average one weighs so I could estimate better. That's probably close enough, even if the food is eaten semi-frequently.

    If it's something eaten on a rare or one-time basis, I'd probably just guesstimate using a middling calorie entry in the MFP food database, and call that good.

    As context, I've been calorie counting successfully through a year of loss and 9+ years of maintenance, after having been overweight to obese for around 30 years before loss. I try to be reasonably accurate, but I'm probably more relaxed about this than when I first started. If it's a rare thing, experience has convinced me that a good guess is fine in those cases, and a close-ish estimate fine for things eaten once or twice a week or something like that. I've been more precise about things I eat daily that are calorie-dense.

    Best wishes!

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