Food scales!

GreenTeaForDays

I recently bought a food scale for baking and only as an afterthought did I realize it will also be great for calorie counting.

With dinner tonight, for instance, I am planning on having an avacado and instead of guessing how many calories are in it, I can just weight it! Absolute genius.

For those of you that bought food scales, how do you like it? Do you actually use it or does it just take up counter space?

krickeyuu

I use mine every single day. Now I can tell in any restaurant just how much food is on my plate by sight. I can carve off exactly one oz of cheese from a brick. I can pour 4 or 6 oz of juice. (I test all of these) It is the best investment you can make it you are trying to lose weight, plus,as you state, it is very helpful in baking.

iancranerocks

I use mine religiously. I have an Excel spreadsheet that helps the most engineering-minded out there with the tough task of figuring out how much is in a serving of a home-made dish. For example, you know all of the ingredients that went in to a lasagna, but what exactly is in the 300g portion you just ate? if you're a computer-head, ask me for it.

livingwithlam

Funny I came across this topic, I just ordered a food scale from Amazon a few days ago. I've never used one before, but I'm looking forward to measuring and weighing my food because then my calorie count will be much more accurate, and I won't rely so much on Healthy Choice frozen dinners and stuff for accurate documentation of the day's calories.

Shannota

I use mine for almost every meal. Much more accurate than the eye-ball method!

sundropc14

I use it for almost everything , and then you really can eye the calories or the portion you need. Its amazing how wrong you are sometimes for the amount your eating and actually how many calories it is. I was anal at first now not so much. worth every penny

Danied13

I use mine for almost everything I eat. Worth every penny

Lrdoflamancha

Every meal, every item. If I can't weigh it. I measure it. If you don't do that your calorie count can not be accurate.

HurricaneElaine

I bought a digital scale while in WW, and used it every day. Then I stopped, it sat and got dusty. I pulled it out a few days ago, and found out - it's DEAD. :sad:

I need a new scale. I hope I can find a cheap one.

claw0416

What are the best kinds of food scales and where can you get them locally without ordering online?

torrmairi

I got a little digital one from Clas Ohlson last week and I love it! It has solids, water and milk modes, so I measure out my drinks with it too (I used to use a 100ml measuring scoop for drinks, but this way I can just pour straight into the glass). I'm not really religious about using it - I'm raw and I've found that the staff database entries for produce are really good, but I like it for things I haven't eaten before and therefore can't just eyeball. Dried fruit and nut butters, too.