Do you use a food scale?

mumtoonegirl

I do for meat mainly. I can figure out veggies and fruit with a measuring cup but example I am having a small steak tonight with my dinner so I weighted it to assure it was the size I was estimating.

Lyerin

I use a digital scale that I can zero out so that I can put a plate on it, zero out the weight of the plate and figure out exactly how many ounces of meat I have, etc.

I like the precision of using a food scale, and it was like $25 on Amazon.

_Zardoz_

I weigh everything cups of some items can vary in weight due to the volume they take up being variable.So to be accurate weighing is the only way to be accurate

angelique_redhead

I use mine almost constantly. I have a bad tendency to under or over estimate meat depending on how much bone is in it. If I weigh the meat then weigh the bone after I'm done I get the accurate amount of meat once the bone is subtracted from the meat and bone total. Other things I tend to be more accurate about but it's taken years of practice. I got mine at Harbor Freight and it weighs up to 1000 grams. It also weighs in pounds and ounces. It was under $20.

dunnodunno

I use a digital scale for basically everything with the exception of snacks that are boxed in individual serving sizes or have the amount you should have per serving on the box.

SlimSumday

I have one from when I joined Weight Watchers back in the 80's. I use it all the time!

JesterMFP

I use a food scale to measure nearly everything. Salad items (the low calorie things like lettuce, cucumber) I tend to eyeball and log approximate portion or volume.

To be honest, I used a food scale for following recipes, especially for baking, long before I was counting calories, so it feels natural to me.