Help ! D:

MakingApril

I know this sounds stupid but I can't understand the measurements for keeping track of the food.
I've always had this issue ... for example, 1 g is more than 58 g right? :S
Is 1 oz more or less than 5.5oz ?

jenillawafer

1 oz is less than 5.5 oz, same goes for grams.

FredDoyle

I know this sounds stupid but I can't understand the measurements for keeping track of the food.
I've always had this issue ... for example, 1 g is more than 58 g right? :S
Is 1 oz more or less than 5.5oz ?

Separate the number and the unit (g/oz/cups)
So 1 g (gram) weighs less than 58 g (grams)....quite a bit actually.
1 oz. is less than 5.5 oz. ...etc.
...if I understand you correctly.

Get a cheap little kitchen scale. Most can switch between grams and ounces.

MakingApril

Thanks so much!
I feel so dumb

Mpol2

I think you are confusing grams and kilograms and milligrams.... Grams are easy... 1 is less than 2 etc. That is a weight.

You will see milligrams (mg) mostly in liquids or mrdicines. Mg is less than a gram.

A kilogram is 1000 grams.... Equals 2.2 pounds.

One ounce is roughly 30 grams.

I'm Canadian -and partway through middle school we switched from imperial to metric, so I had to learn that stuff!

Hope that helps.

FredDoyle

You're only "dumb" if you don't ask the question so that you may understand.

FredDoyle

I think you are confusing grams and kilograms and milligrams.... Grams are easy... 1 is less than 2 etc. That is a weight.

You will see milligrams (mg) mostly in liquids or mrdicines. Mg is less than a gram.

A kilogram is 1000 grams.... Equals 2.2 pounds.

One ounce is roughly 30 grams.

I'm Canadian -and partway through middle school we switched from imperial to metric, so I had to learn that stuff!

Hope that helps.

Join the club. Being a 60s child in Canada meant learning imperial and metric.
I still think of certain measurements in imperial, and some in metric.
I'm 5'-7" and 172 lbs.
I drive 200Km to the cottage, but buy pipe in 10 foot lengths.
How many kilometres to the gallon does your car get?
500 grams of meat or a pound? Don't care
Now throw in US vs. imperial and you get really messy.
I make 23 litres of wine...that's 5 gallons (imp.)
If you make 19 litres of wine, that's 5 gallons (US).

Mpol2

Exactly! Weight/height of humans is always imperial in my mind, but distance and groceries can be metric. Go figure!