Weighing oats

Lexandrea
Lexandrea Posts: 56 Member
in Food and Nutrition
When I weigh my oats, I notice when I selection the 30 grams option and I choose the 1 gram and then bump it up to 40. I know there is already an option for it, but it says it's 150 but when I use the 30 grams option and put it to 40, it's 160 calories...

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  • Lexandrea
    Lexandrea Posts: 56 Member
    BUMP
  • Lexandrea
    Lexandrea Posts: 56 Member
    Anyone know why?
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    That's weird but only 10 calories difference. I try not to obsess over 10 calories - just pick the 160 one and go about your day.
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    try putting 1.33 servings for the regular amount and see if that changes it... that should be 39.9 grams (dont think you can get any closer than that)
  • rosered93
    rosered93 Posts: 69 Member
    If you're really neurotic, use the USDA database values per 100g. If its on the MFP database it could have been added from a package label which a) allow rounding down b) often subtract fiber calories. I think the USDA value is something like 3.8calories/gram.
  • Lexandrea
    Lexandrea Posts: 56 Member
    If you're really neurotic, use the USDA database values per 100g. If its on the MFP database it could have been added from a package label which a) allow rounding down b) often subtract fiber calories. I think the USDA value is something like 3.8calories/gram.

    It's Quaker one minute quick oats and the bag says for 30g so that's why i pick that option instead of the 40g option MFP has for the same oats. I just pick 1g and make it 40 using the 30g option. It's 10 calories off which is not a lot but still.....it's weird.
  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member
    I find the counts end up wonky for a lot of stuff with the "1g" option. I always pick the normal serving size (so in this case 30g) then do the math and adjust for the portion I have (here, 1.33).
  • Lexandrea
    Lexandrea Posts: 56 Member
    I find the counts end up wonky for a lot of stuff with the "1g" option. I always pick the normal serving size (so in this case 30g) then do the math and adjust for the portion I have (here, 1.33).

    Thank you. Yup, it worked and it's higher than it says. and 40 g isn't 1/2 cup...it's actually 1/3 cup.
  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member
    I find the counts end up wonky for a lot of stuff with the "1g" option. I always pick the normal serving size (so in this case 30g) then do the math and adjust for the portion I have (here, 1.33).

    Thank you. Yup, it worked and it's higher than it says. and 40 g isn't 1/2 cup...it's actually 1/3 cup.

    Yeah, cup measurements are notoriously bad for dry goods - they nearly always underestimate the true amount. It's always better to go by weight than by volume whenever possible.

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