Fruit sizes. Medium vs. large?

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IMD1289
IMD1289 Posts: 6
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Hi all! So MFP sometimes classifies fruit as small, medium and large sizes when you go to input the portion size. I don't have a scale in the kitchen so I haven't been able to go by the ounces to measure. Have any of you found an easy way to eyeball it for different fruits and vegetables? Especially apples, grapefruits and tomatoes

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  • lstnlondry
    lstnlondry Posts: 1,794 Member
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    I used to serve lunch at school so I know what a small apple is, and in the grocery store you can find super-huge ones (Lord knows what they use to do that!) so you can find an in-between too. To me, mostly medium apples are common.
  • charm_quark
    charm_quark Posts: 316 Member
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    Hi all! So MFP sometimes classifies fruit as small, medium and large sizes when you go to input the portion size. I don't have a scale in the kitchen so I haven't been able to go by the ounces to measure. Have any of you found an easy way to eyeball it for different fruits and vegetables? Especially apples, grapefruits and tomatoes

    I believe you should weight the fruits and veggies for an accurate calculation.
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
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    I got a cheap food scale at Target for about $5 so that I could avoid the confusion.
  • happy_jax
    happy_jax Posts: 289 Member
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    I always find this one tricky...

    Especially when you think about it...you don't know what country the person who entered the nutritional values is from - and with fruit it matters soooo much! Like a "Large Papaya" in the UK is a piddly little thing, but when you go on holiday...wow! Their 'Small Papaya' is bigger than our large ones.

    Sorry, I know that doesn't help much - I just sympathise here!

    Usually when entering fruit, I just 'over estimate' so I know I'll be okay. And I guess, if you do end up getting it wrong...there are plenty of other things that it would be worse to do so on - I know fruit is high in sugars but in every other way it is super for you so I wouldn't worry too much about it!
  • woou
    woou Posts: 668 Member
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    Got mine at the $1 store. Been working for years.
  • Stormer26
    Stormer26 Posts: 3 Member
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    A medium fruit is about the size of a tennis ball. If you want to estimate ounces a fist equals about 1 cup, your palm is about three ounces, and your thumb is about 2 tablespoons or one ounce. (Based on a small adult hand).
  • SugarSugah
    SugarSugah Posts: 2 Member
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    this may help in the equation...
    http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1809/2
    :wink:
    -SugarSugah

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