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Serving size question!

beautifulbre
beautifulbre Posts: 4
edited January 1 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm pretty new at this calorie counting thing so I am wondering when you make a dish, say brown rice mixed with veggies, how do you know how many calories is in a serving of say a cup?

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  • sbwood888
    sbwood888 Posts: 953 Member
    Calculate the total calories for the entire dish. Divide the calories by the number of serving to get calories per serving.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Calculate the total calories for the entire dish. Divide the calories by the number of serving to get calories per serving.

    This. I always use the recipe function and make 1 serving. Than eat like 1/2 1/3 1/4 of the entire thing. :)
  • mabelbabel1
    mabelbabel1 Posts: 391 Member
    I don't understand the cup measurement, we don't really use it in the UK (or no-one I know does!).....I weigh all my food on my diet scales which go up in 5g's and go by the recommended portion serving on the packets so I get to learn what a sensible portion looks like!
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