Measuring Foods - Grams vs Mls

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karrathachick
karrathachick Posts: 34 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi everyone,
Need advice about weighing and measuring. If a teaspoon is 5mls and you eat a teaspoon full of peanut butter, if I record it in MFP as 5grams is this accurate for calories? Thanks so much!

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  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
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    Mls are a liquid measure and grams are a weight measure, they aren't interchangeable. For something like PB I would (and do) just weigh it in grams rather than trying to do a volume measurement since it is more accurate overall.
  • karrathachick
    karrathachick Posts: 34 Member
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    Thanks for that, I was doing it without realising then it dawned on me it might not have been correct which appears is the case! Thanks for your help :-)
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
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    No problem, happy to help. :)

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