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Looking for portable food scale recommendations

kimeister
kimeister Posts: 212
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi everyone! I'm calling on the collective brains of MFP in an effort to find a food scale. I'm looking for something small that I can put in my purse or my work bag and take with me. Which means, of course, that it also has to be fairly durable for transport. Does anyone have a great scale like this that they can recommend?

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  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    i have the weight watchers scale at home, but idk how portable it can be. why does it need to be so portable? do you travel a lot?
  • I felt the same way when I started to watch my portions.. but I think it would be much easier to learn how to visualize it. There are websites that tell you how much a portion should be for each type of food group... We all know what a tennis ball, deck of cards looks like. I would try and remember it that way...
  • lawtechie
    lawtechie Posts: 708 Member
    I guess if you have a big bag, this would be portable. I use it at home. I'd recommend getting a soft case to absorb some of the shock if you're going to be moving it around lots.

    http://www.kitchenkapers.com/oxo-5lb-food-scale-pull-out-display.html?src=gprod
    Measures 7.9" x 5.65" x 1.1"
  • You could try the Escali Pico pocket scale... http://www.escali.com//index.php?p=product&id=145&parent=0
  • why does it need to be so portable? do you travel a lot?

    I do. I know that I can estimate portion sizes, but I for the number of meals I would have to guesstimate, I'd prefer not to if possible.
  • I felt the same way when I started to watch my portions.. but I think it would be much easier to learn how to visualize it. There are websites that tell you how much a portion should be for each type of food group... We all know what a tennis ball, deck of cards looks like. I would try and remember it that way...

    Thanks for the advice. I know the visualizations -- a fist for a cup, etc. But measuring food for me is like having an HRM to calculate exercise calories: once you have the HRM and you know exactly how many calories you're burning, you don't want to go back to estimating or relying on MFP's numbers (which I found to be substantially overestimated by the website when compared to my HRM results). I prefer to weigh rather than measure my food, and so I need a means to be specific.
  • kimeister
    kimeister Posts: 212
    You could try the Escali Pico pocket scale... http://www.escali.com//index.php?p=product&id=145&parent=0

    Noah, that is exactly what I was looking for! And if purchased via Amazon it is $10 cheaper, there are about a dozen colors to choose from, and it qualifies for free two-day shipping. Thank you so much!
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