Does anybody actually measure out salad dressing?

BlondeButtercup127

I put 1TBLS in a dipping cup and dip my fork in BEFORE taking a bite of salad. I've figured I eat about a half or three quarters of a tablespoon doing it that way.

MelodyandBarbells

I do but wish I could figure out grams instead of measuring with Tablespoons. Weighing is so much eaiser than measuring a liquid that sticks to the Tablespoon.

The labels say 2 Tbsp or 30 ml.

What's the product?

I may be about to lose money here but willing to bet a dollar the label also lists a weight in grams or oz.

I weigh but only because I want to log accurately. It could be one tablespoon or I could be using up to a cup/half cup for a recipe

Otterluv

Absolutely.

I weigh it.

Yep.

BusyRaeNOTBusty

Put plate with salad on scale, tare it, add dressing. That way you don't have to lick the spoon to get all your dressing off. Can't be missing out on those calories now.

trombonegds

I always measure, I bought a measuring spoon set that has a 2T spoon. After reading this thread though, I might start weighing everything. My family will thank me for not having to wash all those measuring spoons/cups. Plus there is always some that sticks to the spoon or cup and I feel cheated, lol.

graysmom2005

Yep. Put my bowl on the scale and slowly drizzle until I reach the grams. OR I use a TBS and do just some balsamic vinegar.

BusyRaeNOTBusty

For water 1 ml = 1 gram. It'll be a little different for salad dressing as fat is slightly lighter but it's not enough to worry about.

PikaKnight

I put 1TBLS in a dipping cup and dip my fork in BEFORE taking a bite of salad. I've figured I eat about a half or three quarters of a tablespoon doing it that way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY

I'd suggest watching it because there really is a pretty significant difference between servings per grams than per tablespoons/measuring.

kristarablue2

When I am tracking I do, I put my salad on a scale and measure it by the grams, I find that if I don't I put lots of dressing on and only count it as one serving when it could be three and depending on the dressing could be hundreds of calories. I think it is easier to measure it by the gram instead of by the tbls

bellesouth18

I weigh my salad dressing and everything else I eat, using the method mentioned by other posters. I zero out the scale then add my next ingredient.

missemmibelle

I make my own and it's so low in calories and strong flavored (apple cider vinegar and Dijon mustard lol) that it's impossible for me to use too much without ruining the salad.

For stuff like that, I just like to use something that has a limiting factor other than my own raw willpower.

AlabasterVerve

I still do even though I don't count my calories anymore -- 2 measured tablespoons seems to be the perfect amount of dressing. If I just pour it on my salad ends up being over dressed.

GiveMeCoffee

My question would be why wouldn't you measure it? I prefer to have as close to accurate numbers so I weigh mine.

licorice_tea

if it's runny I pour it into tablespoon to measure, and if it's thick I weigh it

I still do even though I don't count my calories anymore -- 2 measured tablespoons seems to be the perfect amount of dressing. If I just pour it on my salad ends up being over dressed.

Also this -- it helps me dress my salad with the right amount of dressing every time!

Myhaloslipped

I weigh it on a food scale. Bolthouse Farms has these Greek yogurt salad dressings that are pretty good and only 35-45 calories per 2 tbsp (30 grams).

voitdancer

I do. For me, the 2 tbsp is plenty.

Ditto!

quiksylver296

yes.

nicailyzee

I use a spoon or measuring spoon. If I do it myself I put way too much then my salad is sloppy. When I get a scale I will try the grams method sounds easier. THanks!

elfram2

I assume you would lose the bet. don't forget that mfp is world wide so the labels differ from country to country. Can't assume that they say the same thing that your labels say.

HeidiCooksSupper

I do but wish I could figure out grams instead of measuring with Tablespoons. Weighing is so much eaiser than measuring a liquid that sticks to the Tablespoon.

The labels say 2 Tbsp or 30 ml.

An old saying and vague memories of school science help here. The saying? "A pint's a pound the world around." The school science? Density or weight-per-volume.

Basically, a pint of water weighs about 1 pound. Many foods are about as dense as water. Take butter, for example. A pound box of butter is approximately 2 cups of butter or one pint. When a recipe calls for a cup of buttter, we simply throw two quarter pound sticks in the bowl.

Happily a similar thing is true for metric measures. A milliliter of water (1 ml) weighs one milligram (1g). So, for many foods, and I would include salad dressing among these, 30 ml and 30 g are about the same -- or same enough for the accuracy of our kitchen scales and how thoroughly we do or don't belong to the Clean Plate Club.

Of course, that's not true of all foods. Just as a pound of feathers is a lot bigger than a pound of steel, a pound of panko bread crumbs is a lot bigger than a pound of lard.

Happily, most of the time, when a serving size is given in milliliters (ml) and not in grams (g), the product involved is liquid and probably close enough in density to water so as not to be a factor in our measurements in the kitchen.

So, if you don't want to use tablespoons and a salad dressing serving is given as 30 ml -- just weigh out 30 g on your scale and it will be close enough.

MelodyandBarbells

I assume you would lose the bet. don't forget that mfp is world wide so the labels differ from country to country. Can't assume that they say the same thing that your labels say.

That's why I asked what the product was. Many posters have missed that there was a weight in grams listed right on the label

earlnabby

When i use Walden Farms Calorie Free, I do not. Any time I use a different type/brand I will measure.

derik999

My question would be why wouldn't you measure it? I prefer to have as close to accurate numbers so I weigh mine.

Putting it into a tablespoon to measure and then having to use another spoon to scrape it off and spread it around sounds like more trouble then it is worth. I just eyeball what I use and get close enough. The honey mustard dressing I have has a dispenser like the kind that comes with plastic ketchup bottles, just the little hole at the top. Easier to pour it with control and not just glop it on. I can see measuring vinaigrette and other oil based salad dressing but the other stuff, no thanks.

fourfiftythree

I zero out my plate / bowl on the scale and then add it. Takes 5 extra seconds.

Francl27

I weigh it and avoid dressings that give the calories per ml. Like the others, I zero the plate and add it on...

aflybutterfly

Yep! I am in love with ranch and I will lie to myself if I don't measure!

Candi_land

I measure it out most of the time, but I've been doing it long enough now that I can eyeball the amount and be pretty accurate but if I had attempted this before I would have been eating ranch soup with bits of lettuce and tomato instead of a salad fo sho.

donnat238

I have a small salad dressing container that I bought - it holds 35 ml (2 tbsp = 30 ml). I take it to work and I have enough for 3 salads during the week! I use a lot less salad dressing now!

nicsflyingcircus

I put my plate/bowl of salad on the scaled and dispense the dressing, measuring in grams

KaterinaTerese

When I do use condiments, I weigh the whole bottle, tare, pour onto salad, weigh bottle again (number displayed will be -26grams or however many I used), record on MFP.

Using a tablespoon creates more dishes.

EDIT: English.

you could just stick your plate on the food scale then turn it on...it will be at a zero, then you drizzle on until you hit 26 grams or whatever the desired amount.

Depends on the plate I have. :glasses: