Do you use a food scale?

I weigh everything.

Why dirty measuring cups when I can use one plate or bowl with the tare function, and be actually accurate at the same time?

I've also found that almost all of my liquids and sauces work out to very close to 1g per 1mL, despite not being pure water. So, that rule is close enough for me, and all of my liquids get weighed too.

Scales are fast and easy once you've done it a few times.

My food scale and notepad have purchased real estate on my countertop and nothing else is allowed to live there. I love weighing everything, but I was a chemist before I was a stay at home mom and maybe I am just being nostalgic.

As far as accuracy in calorie tracking goes, though, a digital food scale is the most important thing in the world, even if you think it's a PITA. Get one and use it for everything.

A scale is a must. I love mine.

I weigh almost everything. I've used my digital scale so much the batteries are going out. I've been totally stressed this week hoping that it wouldn't quit on me completely before I could get them replaced. I removed them this morning and will get new ones after work today. It's amazing how "off" you can be when you are eyeballing your portions. Every little bit makes a difference.

Absolutely!!! I use it to prepare all of my meals...it's a necessary tool to make sure you have the appropriate serving size and to calculate your calories based on the serving size.

Get one today! LOL!

I love mine. It makes my regular recipes more consistant. If i were just using a measuring cup/spoon I'd somehow manage to "add" a little extra.

Plus like most everyone else here has said, it really is an eyeopener on something. Some foods are under and some are ridicously over stated.

I weight everthing, except for some veggies. Spinach for example doesn't have much calories so i don't always weight it unless i'm trying to get an accurate nutrient count.

Invest in one. I got mine on amazon for very cheap and it's well worth it.

The best $24 I have spent was for my digital food scale.

Yes, and I am glad I do, or I would be eating way too little. Who knew 3oz of chicken was so much food. I figured I was eating 3oz's because I was full after eating it plus the sides. I finally bought a scale one day and weighed it. I was eating half that weight. Since I can only eat so much at one time, I have to eat my dinner in shifts, so I can eat a good amount. My tummy just doesn't hold a lot of food at once and I hate the really full feeling. It is so uncomfortable. I do better eating small amounts 5 or 6 times a day. Although I don't count it that way.

I for sure use it to weigh meat. Since it's the most calorie dense part of my meal, if I'm off by an ounce it makes a big difference. I usually use measuring cups for my sides like vegetables and rice.

Definitely worth the few extra bucks to get a digital scale.

Food scale is an absolute must for me! Living in Europe now, most measurements are in weight (grams), as opposed to back home in the States where the measures are volumes (TB, cups, etc). It has really opened my eyes how much volumetric measurements can vary. Classic offender is peanut butter - a serving is 15g by weight or 1TB by volume. Take a TB PB casually and weigh it... mostly you'll find you're at almost 20-30g already with just one TB! That can be a difference already of 100 cals, 4g carb, 8g fat, etc... !

Also I found that I really over estimated in my mind how much chicken I was eating. I'd think I was eating a a couple hundred grams only to weigh and find out I was only in the 70-90g range... so I wasn't actually meeting my protein macro!

In short - it's cheap, and really opens your eyes to portion sizes, and it's very exact, as opposed to volumetric measure which is prone to small errors (which add up in time!)

Weigh all food... using measuring cups is not accurate.

PB
shredded cheese
biggest eye openers for me..

I strongly suggest a food scale.

I had a shock when I weighed 2 ounces of tuna. I never realized how much 2 ounces was. Now instead of eating 2 ounces, I have 1 - 1 1/2 ounces, which makes a big difference when you are counting calories.

I weigh everything I put into my mouth, even the mix bag lettuce.

2 ounces of tuna is only 50 calories......

Lmbo I eat the whole big can in one sitting!

I do, too! Well, the 5 oz can, which is really 3 oz after you squeeze all the water out. I weigh my peanut butter, too (weigh my banana or apple, hit the Tare button, then plop my peanut butter on the plate and weigh it). With my measuring cup, a level 1/2 c of dry oatmeal weighs over 50 g, and the serving size is 40 g. I use the scale for everything, except small things like spices. I also edit the foods I use in the database so that the serving size in grams is first, with the measuring cup amount in parentheses. It's easier for someone who isn't weighing their food to figure it out than for people who weigh for accuracy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think?hl

I use mine many times a day. I weigh my veggies, meats, pastas, treats like chocolate and crisper thingies... I weigh them all.

You may be underestimating your calories by quite a bit, and over time, that adds up!

Invest in a scale! I use a digital scale now, so much more accurate!!

This !!! I bought my digital food scale on sale only $ 10.00 it was the best investment ever. I thought I was pretty accurate with my food logging, but after I got the scale, I was shocked ..

I weigh everything. I feel that gives me a much more accurate calorie count overall.