Why You Should Weigh Your Food

leggup
leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I just read this study and was impressed by its simplicity: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140326114631.htm

Essentially, if you crush down the same cereal so that it is less dense, people will eat more of it without realizing. Even if the participants used measuring cups, they wouldn't be able to be consistent. One cup of big flaked cereal is going to have way fewer calories than one cup of smashed, dense cereal. Just look at the photo.

Just some food for thought.

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  • Luciu5
    Luciu5 Posts: 15
    Or you can just learn the proper way to use measuring cups. Apparently lots of people are clueless.






    (That said, you should still weigh for best accuracy.)
  • bajoyba
    bajoyba Posts: 1,153 Member
    Tonight I had a veggie burger for dinner, and I weighed my onion bun just out of curiosity.
    It was 12g heavier than it was supposed to be.

    I find weighing to be very beneficial. :smile:
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    Or you can just learn the proper way to use measuring cups. Apparently lots of people are clueless.

    (That said, you should still weigh for best accuracy.)

    In this context, the person eating had no control over how crushed down the food was. It wasn't as if they were trying to cram more cereal into a measuring cup. Quantities can be deceptive, especially if the item is crushed/imperfect, like cereal (vs prepackaged cereal bars).
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Tonight I had a veggie burger for dinner, and I weighed my onion bun just out of curiosity.
    It was 12g heavier than it was supposed to be.

    I find weighing to be very beneficial. :smile:

    Everything is about 10% heavier in my experience... bread slices, cheese slices, sausage links, granola bars etc. And yeah, measuring cups just don't cut it. 1/4 cup of flour can be anywhere from 27 to 45g or something...

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