Can someone please help me with this...

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Lindsay_N
Lindsay_N Posts: 100
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Sorry, not very good at figuring this out... I ate half of a 1/3 cup of raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas). How many ounces or grams would that be?

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,488 Member
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    You would need to use a scale and weigh them to know how much they weigh.
  • Lindsay_N
    Lindsay_N Posts: 100
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    ok, then how much is 1/3 cup when put into a cup? If you know what Im trying to say.. lol..
  • tuckerrj
    tuckerrj Posts: 1,453 Member
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    Haven't seen any correlation between volume (cups) and weight. They're 1160 calories a cup. Half of a 1/3 of a cup (1/6th) is approximately 193 calories. See: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/bulk-food-raw-pumpkin-seeds-32445470
  • diinva
    diinva Posts: 57
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    enter .33
  • Lindsay_N
    Lindsay_N Posts: 100
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    well .33 of a cup would be 1/3 cup. I ate half the 1/3 cup, so would I enter .16?
  • Lindsay_N
    Lindsay_N Posts: 100
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    so 2.5 tablespoons about? Someone please correct me if thats wrong. Thanks for the help.
  • nicleed
    nicleed Posts: 247 Member
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    I use this website .... http://www.veg-world.com/articles/cups.htm

    Although I note it doesn't have pepitas.

    But this http://www.personal-nutrition-guide.com/pumpkin-seeds-nutrition.html tells me a 1/4 of a cup is 175 cals...
  • x_JT_x
    x_JT_x Posts: 364
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    According to the USDA, 1 cup of pumpkin seeds = 129 grams.

    http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/3596
  • kmarie0614
    kmarie0614 Posts: 102 Member
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    43 grams. you would type in ,333 in your servings size
  • sullykat
    sullykat Posts: 461 Member
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    so 2.5 tablespoons about? Someone please correct me if thats wrong. Thanks for the help.

    yes
  • Lindsay_N
    Lindsay_N Posts: 100
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    Ok, awesome, thanks everyone. *sigh* Im a lost cause with some of this.. :ohwell:
  • darkrider42
    darkrider42 Posts: 5,324 Member
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    well .33 of a cup would be 1/3 cup. I ate half the 1/3 cup, so would I enter .16?

    Yes! This would work just fine. :)
  • cchhome
    cchhome Posts: 45 Member
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    Hi there, I realize you got the answer you needed but here is what I do. I open the calculator on my computer whenever I am logging my food, that way I can always figure out the correct amount. ie 1/6 is 1 divided by 6 = .1667 It makes everything just a little faster, and a little less headache. Happy logging :drinker:
  • katevarner
    katevarner Posts: 884 Member
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    I'd advise getting a scale. Using a measuring cup is asking for inaccuracy.
  • daylily2005
    daylily2005 Posts: 203 Member
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    I am not purposely being rude (though inevitably it will be taken that way), but I know that no one who answered just knew that off the top of their head. They used Google...or another search engine. Working on Googling skills does wonders for learning random things.

    Google: calories 1 cup pumpkin seeds

    or something similar. You'll get tons of results

    ETA: I realize you were asking for a conversion, but doing something like this allows you to add it in on your own, if you don't have a scale and weight is hard to do. :)
  • ChristineS_51
    ChristineS_51 Posts: 872 Member
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    Try this site, if no one else has suggested it yet - look at the far right hand bottom pf the page, has a conversion widget.
    http://nutritiondata.self.com
  • Lindsay_N
    Lindsay_N Posts: 100
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    I dont have a scale yet, I just started a couple weeks ago, but getting one is on my to do list. I tried googling, but was still getting confused. Thanks for the help everyone :)
  • LPCoder
    LPCoder Posts: 404 Member
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    There is an app called Handy Converter that will convert just about everything you want!
  • mgobluetx12
    mgobluetx12 Posts: 1,326 Member
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    I am not purposely being rude (though inevitably it will be taken that way), but I know that no one who answered just knew that off the top of their head. They used Google...or another search engine. Working on Googling skills does wonders for learning random things.

    Google: calories 1 cup pumpkin seeds

    or something similar. You'll get tons of results

    ETA: I realize you were asking for a conversion, but doing something like this allows you to add it in on your own, if you don't have a scale and weight is hard to do. :)

    I was going to respond with basically the same exact thing.

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