Confusion! -- Ground Turkey!!

SammyLynn010

I want to make spaghetti tonight... I know the calories in my sauce (Ragu-chucky-tomato, basil, garlic ='s 80) and I know the calories in 2oz of noodles (210) ...but when I factor in my ground turkey I am not sure how much to eat. It says that 4oz is 160 calories... how much is 4oz of ground turkey??

HealthyChanges2010

8 oz. = 1 cup
4 oz. = 1/2 cup

That's typically measurements for liquid form, but will work for your recipe calculating purpose. If you want to measure out the meat, you might want to weight it on a scale instead (I measure mine after cooking).

hth
Becca:flowerforyou:

edited because I clicked in the middle of my posting:blushing: :yawn:

SammyLynn010

Hmmm...You are a genius, and I am an idiot! I guess I was confused if it would be the same for meat! wow ... I'm dumb! hahaha

HealthyChanges2010

Hmmm...You are a genius, and I am an idiot! I guess I was confused if it would be the same for meat! wow ... I'm dumb! hahaha

Nah I'm hardly a genius and you're sure not dumb!:laugh: Recipe measurements stay the same but when you measure out liquid and solid that's when measuring cups for liquid and some solids work better for some things. Least that's how I do it for accuracy.

lvfunandfit

I'm pretty sure you need to weigh meat with a scale to be accurate. Measuring volume (using measuring cups) is for liquid and grain products.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4524534_measure-food-serving-size.html

This site helps you visualize portion size
http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-portion-size-plate

This should help also

Tips

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It isn't always practical to pull out the measuring cup; therefore you can use the following guides to help you visualize the recommended serving sizes:
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Your fist equals one cup of cereal or one baked potato.
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Three ounces of meat or grilled/baked fish is equal to one deck of cards.
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Two Tablespoons of peanut butter equals one ping-pong ball.
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One teaspoon of margarine equals one dice.
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One-quarter cup of raisins equals one large egg.
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One medium fruit equals one baseball.
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One-half cup of fruit equals one-half baseball.

thirtyby40

I may be incorrect, but when I do it I just give an estimate. Usually I buy my ground turkey in a 1 pound package, since there are 16 ounces in a pound I would eat about a 1/4 of the meat and assume I was having 4 oz. It may not be a perfect science but it seems to be working so far.

KarenECunningham

When I make spaghetti I brown the meat and weigh it put it back in the pan and finish the sauce. I use a pound of very low fat ground beef in my sauce. What ever ingredients I use I measure the end results and divide it by servings and this gives me my total calories.

KarenECunningham

I forgot to say I use a scale to measure the ounces on the meat.

SammyLynn010

I really need to invest in a scale I just haven't broken down to do it yet... I am trying to decide between that and a HRM... LOL

HealthyChanges2010

They always have great coupons in the Bed Bath and Beyond advertisement flyers in the mail. They seem to have alot of variety. I got a really nice one for $15 after the coupons. I'd suggest you think of purchasing one with the plastic place and bowl so you can use that to measure meats etc., helps alot.

Becca

HealthyChanges2010

I'm pretty sure you need to weigh meat with a scale to be accurate. Measuring volume (using measuring cups) is for liquid and grain products.

Great tips, I'm glad you posted them, thanks :bigsmile:

I could be mistaken but I thought SammyLynn was asking so she could calculate her cals for the recipe? Sorry if I confused anyone by going too far and mentioning the weighing part:blushing:

Becca:flowerforyou:

lvfunandfit

I may be incorrect, but when I do it I just give an estimate. Usually I buy my ground turkey in a 1 pound package, since there are 16 ounces in a pound I would eat about a 1/4 of the meat and assume I was having 4 oz. It may not be a perfect science but it seems to be working so far.

That's how I do it. LOL I'm not a precise measurer.

aawh

I may be incorrect, but when I do it I just give an estimate. Usually I buy my ground turkey in a 1 pound package, since there are 16 ounces in a pound I would eat about a 1/4 of the meat and assume I was having 4 oz. It may not be a perfect science but it seems to be working so far.

That's how I do it. LOL I'm not a precise measurer.

This is also how I've been doing it!

ChiWaWaMaMa4

I just bought a little tiny 1 cup scale at Walmart for about $5. I have abig one that weighs up to 10 lbs in my ffice... but I just wanted something tiny for my kitchen. SO far so good!!

I really need to invest in a scale I just haven't broken down to do it yet... I am trying to decide between that and a HRM... LOL

July24Lioness

I may be incorrect, but when I do it I just give an estimate. Usually I buy my ground turkey in a 1 pound package, since there are 16 ounces in a pound I would eat about a 1/4 of the meat and assume I was having 4 oz. It may not be a perfect science but it seems to be working so far.

You are correct. You can't measure weight in a measuring cup.

Serenifly

8 oz. = 1 cup
4 oz. = 1/2 cup

GENUIS! Thanks! I never know about OZ's when filling out my food thingy! lol I just totally wing it!