Ways to measure food

bonzhai10
bonzhai10 Posts: 7
in Food and Nutrition
Logging in of how much is your food intake is easy to do but the hardest part is how to measure foods without using weighing scale or any tools. Are there any ways to measure or estimate foods if you don't have any tools at hand? Like how much is an ounce , cup of food, grams etc.... I am pretty sure that most of us don't always carry a measuring cup or weighing scale. What do you do to measure? I am afraid if I underestimate but in fact is over the desired amount of food that I need to consume and will end up not losing any weight at all.

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  • Galileogst
    Galileogst Posts: 3 Member
    Here is a handy chart that might help:

    http://media-cache-lt0.pinterest.com/upload/127648970658140842_v9Cei806.jpg
  • tiffanympm
    tiffanympm Posts: 62
    I can eyeball measure most things. I cooked every day of my life... it just becomes a habit.

    This is my method. Use at your own risk. This tends to work for me.

    If we read the nutrition label and it says 1 of 4 and I ate half the package... well then its safe to to put 2 servings of the package in my calorie count.

    Cup your hand and hold it out. Thats a cup.
    Curl your fingers. Your pointer finger is a teaspoon.

    If its a liquid its a 1 count for a teaspoon. 2 for tablespoon.

    You're on your own if you want oz or grams. Read labels if its processed.

    And finally... always over estimate.
  • bonzhai10
    bonzhai10 Posts: 7
    Thanks all for your help!

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