How do you measure a table spoon of peanut butter?

Phaedra2014

Ive always wondered this since the package says one table spoon. How high up can the peanut butter be stacked on the spoon?

2 tbs should be 32 grams so I weigh 32 grams on my weighing scale and that gives me my 2tbs without the guess work.

kennie2

normally theres like 45g of it on my spoon but a serving is apparently a 15g tbsp so yeah weight it

Ely82010

I put my bread on the scale and weigh the amount of peanut butter directly on the bread.

I do the same with a spoon. Weight the spoon first (Tara), fill it up with PB, and weight it again.

MarcoRod

I used to put my jar on the scale, set it to zero then see how much PB I remove. BTW, now I don't count cals and feel fitter than ever.

AHack3

I actually measure one tablespoon and I level it off.

MicheleWE

I read in another post on the forums of someone putting the full jar of peanut butter on the digital scale, zeroing it out and then scooping out the amount of peanut butter that you intend to eat. BAM! You can lick the spoon no guilt! On some things I wouldn't bother to be quite so precise but peanut butter is approx. 6 calories a gram and 1/2 g of fat per gram of peanut butter, those little grams add up fast when you are trying to stick to a deficit.

bikinisuited

I like the real peanut butter as oppose to pb2 and you can totally over do it. I use a teaspoon and do not level the scoop and less work and it is a little over a TB enter on my food entry on mfp. I hate the chore of measuring, cleaning, etc.:laugh:

hesn92

I just weigh it. 32 grams. it's too hard to measure because it's so sticky.

thatonegirlwiththestuff

With an ice cream scooper. 3 scoops is the equivalent right?

mungowungo

I read in another post on the forums of someone putting the full jar of peanut butter on the digital scale, zeroing it out and then scooping out the amount of peanut butter that you intend to eat. BAM! You can lick the spoon no guilt! On some things I wouldn't bother to be quite so precise but peanut butter is approx. 6 calories a gram and 1/2 g of fat per gram of peanut butter, those little grams add up fast when you are trying to stick to a deficit.

This is what I do with anything in a jar or container that will fit on my scale - saves the bother of having to weigh the spoon and then subtract.

Billy323

LOL you guys are flippin nuts with this. I would probably measure with the correct spoon then remember it looks like for the next time. How do you expect to keep this up forever moving forward? If you overshoot by 10-20% I cannot imagine it being of any consequence.

darrensurrey

I weigh myself before eating a spoon of it, then put a spoon of it in my mouth, then weigh myself again.

desireecl

LOL you guys are flippin nuts with this. I would probably measure with the correct spoon then remember it looks like for the next time. How do you expect to keep this up forever moving forward? If you overshoot by 10-20% I cannot imagine it being of any consequence.

Well, if I live to be 100 and eat pb every day of my life including the 25 leap days that would occur, if I over shot my pb measurement by 10% every time (approx. 20 cal assuming 200 cal per 2tbsp) I could, theoretically, gain 208.7 lbs over the course of my lifetime from the mismeasurement of pb alone....wait, what?!?! Math is hard!

Billy323

Well, if I live to be 100 and eat pb every day of my life including the 25 leap days that would occur, if I over shot my pb measurement by 10% every time (approx. 20 cal assuming 200 cal per 2tbsp) I could, theoretically, gain 208.7 lbs over the course of my lifetime from the mismeasurement of pb alone....wait, what?!?! Math is hard!

Your logic is partially flawed. For every time you overshoot you may end up undershooting the next time.

Can any of you weigh happy people take a pic of what 2 tablespoons of PB looks like on a plate and spread on a piece of bread.

Jess732008

Ive always wondered this since the package says one table spoon. How high up can the peanut butter be stacked on the spoon?

I would recommend weighing it if possible. That seems to be the best way to make sure the portion size is correct.

rachrach7595

measuring spoon
peanut butter
jab into jar
remove
level out
happy days

kelly_e_montana

I level it off. Also, I learn what portions of things look like so that I don't become reliant on gadgets that I can't always carry with me. Usually if I check myself, I am actually eating less than what I thought. If I'm losing weight or maintaining (whatever my goal is at the time), it's working. I see scales and spoons as tools to teach me visual ways to measure things. If I can bake/cook without measuring, I can surely eat. I really don't care if I'm 20 calories over on one thing and 20 under on another.

81Katz

I too put whatever I plan to use with the peanut butter ON the food scale (bread, wrap, cracker, etc) then I put the peanut butter on that way.

Digital scale = life saver.

Same here, but mostly because I'm too lazy to wash the tablespoon after measuring.

Before using a food scale I went through measuring spoons all day long. Actually had to buy another set! It was annoying!

Also you can never get all the peanut butter out of the spoon anyhow, at least I couldn't.

eldamiano

Is this a serious question?

DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh

I put my bread on the scale and weigh the amount of peanut butter directly on the bread.

Just tried this…revolutionized my life!

ebayaddict0127

I try to weigh stuff like peanut butter, almond butter, mayo, etc.

BrianSharpe

go metric.......1 tbsp = 15ml

JTick

LOL you guys are flippin nuts with this. I would probably measure with the correct spoon then remember it looks like for the next time. How do you expect to keep this up forever moving forward? If you overshoot by 10-20% I cannot imagine it being of any consequence.

Weighing takes about as long as logging my food into my diary. In terms of how much weight I've lost, it's a very little price to pay. If I find myself unable to maintain my goal weight without logging and weighing constantly, then yes, this will be something I do for the rest of my life.

Praying_Mantis

I weigh myself before eating a spoon of it, then put a spoon of it in my mouth, then weigh myself again.

I heart you.

Kenazwa

I get out the 1 tablespoon measuring spoon, scoop out some peanut butter, then level off the scoop with a butter knife. There should not be a mound of peanut butter above the edges of the measuring spoon. It's a level measure.

Inkratlet

is it roughly the same amount as scooping your index and middle finger in the jar and sticking them straight into your mouth?

I buy my peanut butter in a 1kg tub so I can get my whole hand in.....

Legend!

mikey803

I am glad to see I am not the only one who "struggles" with "measuring" a serving size of peanut butter. lol Confidentially, I think the peanut butter companies have not put the correct serving size on the label. How can 2 Tbsp be a proper serving size. lol

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pancakerunner

weigh it?

glassyo

darrensurrey wrote: »

I weigh myself before eating a spoon of it, then put a spoon of it in my mouth, then weigh myself again.

I felt this needed to be said again.