Ounces help!

Clarimusic00

I am so bad at guessing ounces and so many things have a serving size of # ounces. Anyone have any tips?

Dave198lbs

I am so bad at guessing ounces and so many things have a serving size of # ounces. Anyone have any tips?

get a food scale. $10 or so at wal mart

mfp_1

I agree with Dave198lbs. Every kitchen should have a food scale.

jennywren1971

Couldn't do this without my scales. One of the reasons I am overweight is because of my too big portion sizes. It's amazing what 50grams of cooked rice actually looks like - its a lot smaller than you think!

CindyRx

I found this website if you're thinking of times when you go out to eat or don't have a scale available. It has comparisons such as a deck of cards = 3 oz. of meat, 1 tsp. of peanut butter = a lipstick cap, and 1 cup of pasta = 1 baseball just to name a few.

http://www.lhj.com/health/weight-loss/getting-started/portion-sizes/

almonds1

I am so bad at guessing ounces and so many things have a serving size of # ounces. Anyone have any tips?

get a food scale. $10 or so at wal mart

6.99 :laugh:

I was guessing my chicken for a year and was way off!!!

I had one in the house I didnt know about and tried it one day... I actually save money using this now. I was guessing my size for chicken and supplementing the amount of protein needed for the day with shakes. After I started using it, I realized I was off and didn't actually need that extra shake for the day. I went from 3 shakes/day to one.... food for thought

Clarimusic00

Thank-you for all the suggestions. A scale is on my list of things to buy soon!