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probably a really dumb question

georgiag111
georgiag111 Posts: 424
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
My brain is like mush and I can not figure it out

when entering something it says 1 serving = 1 cup HOW would I put 1 OZ is that .2 then for serving ?

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  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    The "imperial" system is so dumb. How is an ounce both a measure of weight and volume? If you are talking about the volume ounce, then 1 is 1/8th of a cup which is 0.125 cups.
  • lindsaylove07
    lindsaylove07 Posts: 444 Member
    The "imperial" system is so dumb. How is an ounce both a measure of weight and volume? If you are talking about the volume ounce, then 1 is 1/8th of a cup which is 0.125 cups.

    This made my brain hurt, and convinced me that you are a full cup of smart :)
  • TNGirlyGirl
    TNGirlyGirl Posts: 337 Member
    I wish the US would go metric - -it makes so much more sense!!!
  • georgiag111
    georgiag111 Posts: 424
    Ounce of milk to be exact - all I can get is 1 cup on the database and I only add a ounce to my coffee if that helps
  • shanice_22
    shanice_22 Posts: 202 Member
    Ounce of milk to be exact - all I can get is 1 cup on the database and I only add a ounce to my coffee if that helps


    I put it in ml, I think it's something like 100 ml to 4 oz but I could be wrong.

    Edit: Just gone on here http://www.convertunits.com/from/ml/to/oz and it says 1 oz is 29.57 ml so if you say 30 ml.

    Hope that helps :-)
  • robston
    robston Posts: 67 Member
    If I'm understanding you question..the answer is..one cup equals 8oz, so one oz, is 1/8th, so the 0.125
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
    cups are my nemesis, a meaningless pointless and inaccurate measurement, how can you tell if something like raspberries or grapes or anything that is larger in volume that a grain of flour, is the same size and tales up the same volume, using volume as a measure of weight in such cases is madness in my opinion and must lead to innacuracies all the time
  • Micheller1210
    Micheller1210 Posts: 460 Member
    it does I use a digital scale to weigh everything, it frustrates me that we have to use volume to add our foods as appossed to weight, which is far more accurate.
  • RebelBrew
    RebelBrew Posts: 55
    one cup is 8 oz in fluid measurements
  • Ocarina
    Ocarina Posts: 1,550 Member
    I wish the US would go metric - -it makes so much more sense!!!

    You are telling me! I keep getting told because it would cost too much and be way too rediculous to overhaul and mess up pricing, recipes, traditions, and what else. I think if Europe could do it we should too just because its a lot more acurate. Thankfully there is a conversion system in place...
  • avenathus
    avenathus Posts: 113 Member
    I have found this website to be pretty helpful in converting volume... http://www.calculateme.com/Volume/index.htm
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Ounce of milk to be exact - all I can get is 1 cup on the database and I only add a ounce to my coffee if that helps

    I put a quarter cup of milk in my coffee... ;)
  • Micheller1210
    Micheller1210 Posts: 460 Member
    Ounce of milk to be exact - all I can get is 1 cup on the database and I only add a ounce to my coffee if that helps

    I put a quarter cup of milk in my coffee... ;)
    . Or 4 tablespoons ;-)
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